- Paperback: 358 pages
- Publisher: Aaron Book Publishing (May 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1582753083
- ISBN-13: 978-1582753089
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,010,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In Close to My Heart -- Writing and Living Stories on Kodiak Island, Alaska, author Michael Rostad takes the reader into the heart of this North Pacific island where bears are the king of the mountains and fishermen do battle with wind and waves as they fish the deep waters. Kodiak Island's real wealth is her people. Hunters, fishermen, trappers, artists, teachers, doctors, nurses, biologists, fishing and hunting guides, military people, to name a few, have found a niche here. They share their stories, and, in doing so, let the reader know what makes this island an exceptional place.
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Close to My Heart a gem of a book
2 Mar 2012
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Close to My Heart is a must-read book for anyone wanting to learn more about Kodiak Island, reacquaint themselves with old friends and neighbors or simply get a feel for the richness of life in a remote Alaska community. It is intelligent without being dry, nostalgic without being sappy. It is entertaining, informative and thrilling. Once I started it I could not put it down. The book is Rostad's answer to the question, "What's so special about Kodiak?" It's the people! he writes in his opening chapter. The hopes, fears, tragedies and triumphs of Kodiak locals fill the remaining chapters as Rostad takes readers from prehistoric sites found by Dr. Donald Clark to the rustic cave occupied by the Russian monk Herman, from the grim responsibilities shared by 14-year-old John Chya and his friend Nick Fadaoff on flu-ravaged Woody Island to Al Cratty's place at the wheel of the Sharman Mae when an aerial spotter told him the boat was on a school of herring. Taken as a whole, Close to My Heart underscores Rostad's versatility as a writer. He is a just-the-facts reporter, a poet, a historian, a storyteller. He is "a little bit of everything Kodiak," said Diana Gish who interviewed him for KMXT. Close to My Heart reveals how tenderly Rostad has come to love Kodiak. And it shows how thoroughly the island has come to love him back as one after another, Kodiak's people entrust Mike Rostad with the stories of their very lives.
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