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For six years Bailey Lockhart has lived alone in the Alaskan bush, supporting herself from the cockpit of a floatplane. She is the only white woman in a land owned by the local Ingalik tribe; her closest neighbor is a fellow bush pilot and activist named Kash. Bailey and Kash are drawn to each other, but their fiercely independent natures keep them apart. When two Easterners hire Bailey to pilot them into the bush, a series of events is set in motion that will upset the delicate racial balance of the land and lead to violence. As the truth behind the couple's arrival becomes apparent, the refuge Bailey has created for herself shatters. Forced to face the demons of her unresolved past, she is given a chance to free herself at last from the secret that haunts her. Marked by spare, resonant prose and imbued with an indelible sense of place, True North tells a powerful story of adventure and survival. It is a welcome debut by a gifted new voice in literary fiction.
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Kimberly Kafka, a direct descendant of Franz Kafka, is a certified wilderness emergency medical technician who has taught writing and literature at the University of Michigan, and has conducted writing workshops at Bennington College and the University of Southern Maine. True North is her first novel and she is currently at work on a second novel.
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Condition: Used - Very Good. Product DescriptionFor six years Bailey Lockhart has lived alone in the Alaskan bush, supporting herself from the cockpit of a floatplane. She is the only white woman in a land owned by the local Ingalik tribe; her closest neighbor is a fellow bush pilot and activist named Kash. Bailey and Kash are drawn to each other, but their fiercely independent natures keep them apart. When two Easterners hire Bailey to pilot them into the bush, a series of events is set in motion that will upset the delicate racial balance of the land and lead to violence. As the truth behind the couple's arrival becomes apparent, the refuge Bailey has created for herself shatters. Forced to face the demons of her unresolved past, she is given a chance to free herself at last from the secret that haunts her. Marked by spare, resonant prose and imbued with an indelible sense of place, True North tells a powerful story of adventure and survival. It is a welcome debut by a gifted new voice in literary fiction.ReviewA beautifully written, lyrical, literary tale that is impossible to put down. -- Jill McCorkleRiveting.Suspense drives True North.And always in the background is Alaska itself-remote, grand, and dramatic. -- The Boston GlobeSpine-tingling.sensitive and insightful.a page turner. -- USA TodayAbout the AuthorKimberly Kafka, a direct descendant of Franz Kafka, is a certified wilderness emergency medical technician who has taught writing and literature at the University of Michigan, and has conducted writing workshops at Bennington College and the University of Southern Maine. True North is her first novel and she is currently at work on a second novel. Seller Inventory # P7-03DC-Z1U3
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