Marie Tieche
Author of Champagne and Polar Bears: Romance in the Arctic
Works by Marie Tieche
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Common Knowledge
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Relationships
- Trinks, Hauke (Husband)
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Statistics
- Works
- 2
- Members
- 12
- Popularity
- #813,248
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 4
Subtitled “Romance in the Arctic”, the romantic aspect is subtly done and careful. Marie is already living a slightly insecure life in Spitzbergen when she takes up a stranger’s offer of a year in the far North, living with him in a small hut, polar bears and all. As with most books by this publisher (Summerscale), honest and personal, but where the writing quality in the books can be a bit uneven, this one is well-written and lyrical as well as down to earth and satisfying on the details and minutiae of packing for and living in such an extreme situation. While she says that she has trouble talking about her emotions, the author certainly expresses herself well and this is a good read, sad dog bits notwithstanding and in need of some maps and photographs. There is a useful Epilogue that answers some questions, and all in all a good read that gives one a flavour of what it would be like to live in a hut in the land of eternal midnight for half of the year, with one person who you don’t really know. Which is quite a tricky thing to get across!… (more)