Nevertheless, it remains one of the most memorable books I've ever read. Over the years there has been some indications that the “true” story was highly fictionalized by the Freedman's. Of course, since the book was published in 1947 and the attitude and language with reference to Indians and women might offend some. Reading the book fifty years later is a bit disheartening for me. (Ironically, I married someone named Mike, and lived in Alaska for three years but it just wasn't the same). I definitely wanted to grow up and marry a Canadian Mountie and live in a cabin in the wilderness. I first read this book when I was twelve and, of course, fell madly in love with Mike. Kathy and Mike learn respect for the Indians, their beliefs and their way of life.
We follow along with Kathy and Mike and witness their life in the harsh and beautiful land, which includes isolation, snow, fire, death, bears, and even deadly mosquitoes. Mike is a Canadian Mounted Policeman, who falls in love with her and takes her to the Northwest Territories of the Canadian wilderness. Show More at her uncle's home in Calgary. This is a story I would definitely read again, and I'm going to look for the sequels as well. Though Kathy's spoken opinions never say as much, one can see a difference in the way she responds to characters in given situations as she continues to live and work with Indians and half-Indians. Mike" lives in a territory where there are primarily trappers and Indian women, and her opinions include historically accurate generalizations, such as when she wonders about introducing strikes to the Indian women, but concludes that they're "savages and wouldn't understand." Yet the portrayal of some of the individual characters, especially when compared to some of their white counterparts, give a much more nuanced picture. Having just read The Egypt Game and The Summer of My German Soldier, I couldn't help but notice how this book from the 1940s dealt with race. I enjoyed Kathy and Mike and their growing relationship as the years pass and they go through various experiences in their married lives. Show More swim in them." When they marry, duty calls him to the North, where there are few white women and being a Mountie isn't so much being a policeman as it is peacemaker and doctor.
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