The Fugitive Wife
by Peter C. Brown
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The year is 1900 in gold-prospecting Alaska. Essie, a Midwestern farm girl fleeing from a stormy marriage, joins up with prospectors bound for Nome, where the golden sands teem with dreamers, schemers, and high rollers. When Leonard, Essie's stubborn and volatile husband, travels north, astonishing scenes of pursuit, sacrifice, and crucial decision rise to a conclusion that is both surprising and inevitable. Powerfully evoking a past world and the variable territory of the heart, this novel show more establishes Peter C. Brown as a consummate storyteller. Reading group guide included. show lessTags
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Good historical fiction about gold prospecting in Alaska in 1900. You can tell that a man was the author; too much information about the process of gold mining to suit me; but still a book worth reading!
I really enjoyed this book, and this sort of novel isn't usually my thing. I thought the characters were quirky and engaging, almost Dickensian. The story took enough odd detours that kept the pages turning. I also found the detail about that period, farm life, sea life, and the conditions in Nome, Alaska compelling and vivid. Definitely recommended.
Very good book. Part Historical fiction. Part romance.
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- Canonical title
- The Fugitive Wife
- People/Characters
- Essie; Leonard
- Important places
- Nome, Alaska, USA; Alaska, USA
- Important events
- Alaskan Gold Rush
- Dedication
- For Ellen
- First words
- Seattle, June 7, 1900: Esther Crummey foresaw the accident as it unfolded.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)There was the creak of the sled, the yip and squeal of the dogs, running at the edge of the world, above the frozen sea.
- Blurbers
- Doig, Ivan ; Udall, Brady; Jiles, Paulette; Agee, Jonis; Vreeland, Susan; Kittredge, William
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- English
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