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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
I kind of wish this book was longer, it seemed almost rushed with the amount of story it told. I think one of the main themes I take away is that you make your home with those that you love, despite nostalgia or longing for your natal home-which I am guilty of. And the trials and challenges we face build us in ways we never imagined we would need building.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This seems to vacillate between being realistic with the accidents and horrors life in the northern Bush and a happy-go-lucky life of the main character. Other than the natural disasters (floods, fires, animal attacks, and disease) she basically just shows up and everything goes her way. Shows up at her Uncle’s and falls in love with the handsome, older Mountie. Check. They get married. They move to an outpost and immediately are accepted by the First Nations people who fully respect and lean on Sgt. Mike. Check. She finds another White woman to befriend so has someone to talk to. Check. Horrors happen, she leaves, realizes shortly she belongs in the North, and goes back to find her husband welcoming her with open arms. Check. If the disasters aren’t too close to home (they were) and the happy-go-lucky-ness isn’t too annoying (it kinda was) this could be the book for you.
Le doy un 5 a la historia porque me ha encantado pero la edición ha impedido el disfrute pleno. Muy muy mejorable
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I first read Mrs. mike as a tween moving away from kids books ans into adult. the copy I read was discarded years ago by the library, so when I saw this copy being returned at my current library I grabbed it.
I enjoyed reading Mrs. mike as much now as I did when I was a kid. I think the story has more meaning now though. passages are more poignant, chapters have more depth and there are things I understand now that I didn't then.
the story isn't a happy story like many of the romances I record on goodreads, but the story would loose so much if it was a happily ever after tale. these characters have a strength that many characters don't.
I would never have thought to go looking for Mrs. Mike, so I'm very grateful to the patron who returned it.
I was also pleased to discover the authors wrote more about the flannigan family. I will be looking the other books up.
I enjoyed reading Mrs. mike as much now as I did when I was a kid. I think the story has more meaning now though. passages are more poignant, chapters have more depth and there are things I understand now that I didn't then.
the story isn't a happy story like many of the romances I record on goodreads, but the story would loose so much if it was a happily ever after tale. these characters have a strength that many characters don't.
I would never have thought to go looking for Mrs. Mike, so I'm very grateful to the patron who returned it.
I was also pleased to discover the authors wrote more about the flannigan family. I will be looking the other books up.
Great book for those of you that loved Little House on the Prarie. Kathy is Laura with a Canadian twist; she is much tougher, braver, and meant for adults not young readers. The story of an 17 year old Irish girl setting out to settle in Canada from turn of the century Boston was intriguing when I started to think about the settlers in Alberta and how tough it must have been. The authors do a great job of bringing the story to life with descriptions of the wilderness, animals, natural disasters, and the unending role that snow and cold played. However, the characters just sparkle and are lovely in a innocent, but not sickly sweet way. I was skeptical that the Pollyanna style pervasive in literature in the early 1940s (when this book was written) would make the novel sappy. Fortunately that wasn't the case as tragedy and joy were handled in the same even-handed prose. The authors did a great job connecting character growth with the harsh and demanding life of the Northwest Territories.
There is something so satisfying about reading a really good love story. The trouble is that there are so few really good stories out there! I don't want just mush; I don't want steamy sex scenes; I don't want 'inspirational' muck. I want great characters; I want a struggle somewhere; I want an amazing conclusion that makes me want to shout. Is that too much to ask?
Yes. Most of the time. But this book delivered all of that and more. It gave me a great setting so real that I would recognize it if I saw it. It gave me great secondary characters. It made me cry. It offered some real drama and excitement.
If you have, like me, somehow overlooked this story of Katherine Mary, formerly of Boston, and Sergeant Mike Flanagan of the RCMP, and if you want a really good love story, then race to the nearest library or bookstore and pick this one up. You will be glad you did.
Yes. Most of the time. But this book delivered all of that and more. It gave me a great setting so real that I would recognize it if I saw it. It gave me great secondary characters. It made me cry. It offered some real drama and excitement.
If you have, like me, somehow overlooked this story of Katherine Mary, formerly of Boston, and Sergeant Mike Flanagan of the RCMP, and if you want a really good love story, then race to the nearest library or bookstore and pick this one up. You will be glad you did.
I recently heard about this book (written in 1947) when it was compared to "These Is My Words" (which I loved). This story is about a young girl who is sent to Northwestern Canada in 1907 to live with her uncle to help her lung illness. There she meets and marries a Royal Canadian Mountie and goes with him up into the harsh, remote Canadian wilderness. They live among the Indians, endure many trials and hardships, and she gradually grows and becomes a much stronger person. It kind of bothered me how young she was when they married and I felt like their relationship wasn't really developed. I found out after finishing the book that it was based on the life of a real woman, which made me like it a little better. I do think it's the kind of book that will stick with me for a long time.
A beautiful love story based on the true story of Canadian Mounty Sgt Mike Flannigan and the 16 year old Katharine Mary O'Fallon who leaves Boston to live with her uncle in the Canadian NW because she has pleurisy and the doctors believe the cold dry air will cure it. Set at the turn of the 20th century, the story follows the Flannigan family for about 10 years ending with a coda written by the now adult daughter. Orig pub 1947.
It's absolutely amazing how the authors describe the Canadian winter & wilderness. It is a great story of love & survival.