Critical Praise

"Beautifully written and astonishingly well researched. . . . It was the setting that swept me away, but the characters that I will remember."

——San Jose Mercury-News

"A haunting story that will remind many of Ondaatje's The English Patient–and that merits the comparison."

——Kirkus Reviews

"A poignant and lyrical first novel written with the assurance of a master–Alaska is beautifully realized in all its harshness and native magic."

——T. C. Boyle, author of Drop City

"Richly textured. . . . Atmospheric and moving, this is an impressively assured debut."

——Publishers Weekly