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'Has an energy and pace to it, a compelling, rushing quality, like a dog sled chasing through the snowscape.' -- Scotsman 'Riveting, well-written, amusing and sometimes deeply affecting.' -- Glasgow Herald 'A wild adventure' -- Independent 'Hilarious' -- Daily Mail
Scotsman
`Has an energy and pace to it, a compelling, rushing quality, like
a dog sled chasing through the snowscape.'
a dog sled chasing through the snowscape.'
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Relaxing but Gripping,
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This review is from: Call of the Wild. My Escape to Alaska (Hardcover)
After reading part of the story in a newspaper I knew I had to get a copy as soon as it came out.It tells the tale of one mans dream to get away from mundane life and do something wild and dangerous. He could have went down into any club late at night I suppose, but he chose a safer place. ALASKA! Once you have got your head round the fact that he left his wife and two kids behind off he sets after having made contact with an Alaskan family. Without wishing to give too much of the story away, he basically has to build a cabin on his own, surrounded by bears, wolves and little or no contact with anyone. If he injured himself with a chainsaw or a simple cut he had to deal with it himself. As becomes clear, many people die this way, alone and very vulnerable. Along with a reluctant partner........Fuzzy the dog, the book really does draw you in with every page. You feel like you know the author personaly by the end of it. Men or women will love this book, I would reccomend it to the casual or avid reader and anyone thinking there own life is run of the mill. This will probably bring you straight back to reality. I will be looking for other books of this type thats for sure!
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An Incredible Journey,
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This review is from: Call of the Wild (Paperback)
A superb book, an incredibly well written, honest, often hilarious, sometimes emotional account...I couldn't put it down!Guy Grieve's journey into the Alaskan interior strips away all the romantic notions of wilderness living. His experience is one of this painful realisation tempered by the real drive to survive in one of the worlds harshest environments. Grieve's stamina and determination is admirable, sharing his internal struggle to come to terms with his circumstances with profound honesty and humility. Battling freezing conditions, moose, bears, part feral sled dogs and profound homesickness, Grieve carves out a life for himself that most of us only romantically dream about from the comfort of our armchairs. We may never have the courage to follow that dream but Grieve did and it makes one hell of a story.
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Couldn't put it down!!,
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I bought this book for my father-in-law for Christmas - he's got a thing for anything Alaskan. He lent it to me last week and I finished it in no time flat. It was a great adventure! You could really see the characters as described! There were sections of the book I got really choked up and I was really sad when I was done with it! Makes me want to email the author and ask loads of questions! Oh and I too miss Fluffy!!
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