To the Bright Edge of the World

To the Bright Edge of the World

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An atmospheric, transporting tale of adventure, love, and survival from the bestselling author of The Snow Child, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

In the winter of 1885, decorated war hero Colonel Allen Forrester leads a small band of men on an expedition that has been deemed impossible: to venture up the Wolverine River and pierce the vast, untamed Alaska Territory. Leaving behind Sophie, his newly pregnant wife, Colonel Forrester records his extraordinary experiences in hopes that his journal will reach her if he doesn't return—once he passes beyond the edge of the known world, there's no telling what awaits him.

The Wolverine River Valley is not only breathtaking and forbidding but also terrifying in ways that the colonel and his men never could have imagined. As they map the territory and gather information on the native tribes, whose understanding of the natural world is unlike anything they have ever encountered, Forrester and his men discover the blurred lines between human and wild animal, the living and the dead. And while the men knew they would face starvation and danger, they cannot escape the sense that some greater, mysterious force threatens their lives.

Meanwhile, on her own at Vancouver Barracks, Sophie chafes under the social restrictions and yearns to travel alongside her husband. She does not know that the winter will require as much of her as it does her husband, that both her courage and faith will be tested to the breaking point. Can her exploration of nature through the new art of photography help her to rediscover her sense of beauty and wonder?

The truths that Allen and Sophie discover over the course of that fateful year change both of their lives—and the lives of those who hear their stories long after they're gone—forever.

"An epic adventure story that seems heir to the tradition of Melville's own sweeping and ambitious literary approach to the age-old struggle of humans versus nature ... An absorbing and high-stakes read." —Kathleen Rooney, Chicago Tribune

An Amazon Best Book of the Year
A Washington Post Notable Book
A Goodreads Choice Award Nominee
A Library Journal Top 10 Book of the Year
A BookPage Best Book of the Year

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Format
Softcover
Pages
432
Price
19.50 €

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>>Wir erhaschen nichts als einen Flügelschlag – pochendes Leben an der Schattengrenze. Eine erste Ahnung des Möglichen – alles, was wir jemals erleben, sehen, lernen mögen, liegt dort vor uns.<< „Das leuchten am Rand der Welt“ von Eowyn Ivey war wieder eine ganz ganz besondere Reise... Eowyn Ivey entführt den Leser hier nach Alaska, durch die Zeiten, durch die Geschichte des Landes, durch all seine Mythen. Sie erzählt auf besonders einnehmende, nahezu poetische Weise von Kälte, rauer Natur, Liebe, Freundschaft, den Kampf ums überleben. Sie erzählt von Lebensformen, den verschiedensten Geschöpfen und dem tieferen Bewusstsein, dessen sich jeder wohl über übel stellen muss, der sich auf die gefährliche und mitunter auch einsame Reise durch die Wildnis begibt. Für mich persönlich ist dieses Buch wirklich einer der ganz besonderen Buchschätze und ganz klar schon jetzt eines meiner Jahreshighlights

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Soooo schön! 1885 auf Expedition in Alaska entlang des Wolverine Rivers bis zum Yukon River. Verschiedene Zeitebenen machen das nur aus Briefen, Berichten und Tagebucheinträgen bestehende Buch so interessant und abwechslungsreich, es war eine wahre Freude. Lieblingszitat: "...was ist die Geburt anderes, als die Umkehr vom Tod und was ist Liebe anderes als der Herzschlag einer Mutter am Ohr ihres Sohnes?"

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