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Title: Closer to the mark than some
Review: Writing about Alaska is harder than you'd think. The physical beauty can be both overwhelming and subtle to nth degree of white or gray. But the people whose traditions have bound them to the land and those who choose to live here are not always described well.I think Gerri Brightwell made a good start. She caught the strength of those who have been raised here and their ability to survive. She describes cabin life with feeling and is not exaggerating the constant danger of living in the deep cold. She touched upon the interdependence of Alaskan families; in this story there are negative impacts, while I witness far more positive and necessary mutual support.So, as a start, it begins to bring an image of Alaska to the foreground. Outside of Alaska as the setting, her prose is clean, the story line very believable, and offers satisfying growth in the characters. That alone makes the story worth reading.
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