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Title	:	To The Bright Edge of the World
Author	:	Eowyn Ivey
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 417 pages
Published	:	August 2nd 2016 by Little, Brown and Company (first published August 1st 2016)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Magical Realism. Adventure

To The Bright Edge of the World

Eowyn Ivey

Hardcover | Pages: 417 pages

Rating: 4.14 | 14236 Users | 2641 Reviews

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Set again in the Alaskan landscape that she brought to stunningly vivid life in The Snow Child, Eowyn Ivey's second novel is a breathtaking story of discovery and adventure, set at the end of the nineteenth century, and of a marriage tested by a closely held secret.

Colonel Allen Forrester receives the commission of a lifetime when he is charged to navigate Alaska's hitherto impassable Wolverine River, with only a small group of men. The Wolverine is the key to opening up Alaska and its huge reserves of gold to the outside world, but previous attempts have ended in tragedy.

For Forrester, the decision to accept this mission is even more difficult, as he is only recently married to Sophie, the wife he had perhaps never expected to find. Sophie is pregnant with their first child, and does not relish the prospect of a year in a military barracks while her husband embarks upon the journey of a lifetime. She has genuine cause to worry about her pregnancy, and it is with deep uncertainty about what their future holds that she and her husband part.

A story shot through with a darker but potent strand of the magic that illuminated The Snow Child, and with the sweep and insight that characterizes Rose Tremain's The Colour, this novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Eowyn Ivey singles her out as a major literary talent.

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Original Title:	To the Bright Edge of the World
ISBN:	0316242853 (ISBN13: 9780316242851)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Alaska(United States)
Literary Awards:	Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2017), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2016)

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Ratings: 4.14 From 14236 Users | 2641 Reviews

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This is an enthralling and atmospheric historical novel set in late nineteenth century Alaska. The narrative takes the form of interwoven articles, photographs, journals, diary, letters etc.. There are three different storylines. Recently married Colonel Allen Forrester is entrusted to map the impassable Wolverine River in Alaska and document information on the various native Indian tribes. His journal gives an insight into this harrowing and pioneering expedition, including their experience of

There's so much in this book to love, but in the end it just didn't quite get me in the way I hoped it would. As a historian, I am drawn to stories like these, based on real events or incredible places, and formatted as a collection of documents: letters, newspaper cuttings, diary entries etc. Ivey does this well, with an interesting balance between the daily reports of Lieutenant Colonel Allen Forrester and his attempts to navigate the Wolverine River and his wife Sophie, who suffers her own

This was an enchanting work of historical fiction. I enjoy stories about Alaska, so I was intrigued by this tale of an expedition in the late 1800s. I had loved Ivey's previous novel, The Snow Child, and was eager to read her latest work. Both books have elements of magical realism, which is part of their charm. I also liked that Bright Edge told the story from three different perspectives: one was a modern-day archivist, reviewing the historical diaries and records from the 1885 journey;

FROM THE BLURB Eowyn Ivey's new novel is a breathtaking story of discovery and adventure, set at the end of the nineteenth century, and of a marriage tested by a closely held secret.Colonel Allen Forrester receives the commission of a lifetime when he is charged to navigate Alaska's hitherto impassable Wolverine River, with only a small group of men. The Wolverine is the key to opening up Alaska and its huge reserves of gold to the outside world, but previous attempts have ended in tragedy.For

I wanted to read this book because The Snow Child is such a beautifully told story and Ivey's writing is so captivating . Although this one is a very different kind of story, it is gripping and beautiful as well and told in a unique way. It's a different kind of narrative consisting of journal entries, drawings, photos, diary entries, descriptions of artifacts, newspaper articles, official army reports and my favorite selections, the beautiful love letters. Ivey does a masterful job of blending

This story is full of adventure and discovery as Colonel Alan Forrester is commissioned to go to the Wolverine River in Alaska, with just a few men, the year is 1885.This story tells of everything the men encountered, how his new wife Sophie got on without him while she stayed in the military barracks, and tells a simultaneous story, in modern day, of Forrester's great nephew and his handling of Forrester's artifacts and journals from the adventureI did like this very much, but not nearly as

Eowyn Ivey returns with another sensational novel set in the heart of Alaska. Though completely different from her first piece, it is sure to intrigue curious readers, as did her debut novel, The Snow Child. In 1885, Lieutenant-Colonel Allen Forrester received a commission from the Army brass to lead an expedition up the Wolverine River in the Alaskan Territory, where he is to provide topographical sketches, detailed reports, and engage in significant interactions with the local Indian