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This is an all time classic book. It tells about the adventures of a young woman who had to move north for health reasons then fell in love with a Mountie. Wonderful true story, wholesome. Even my teenage boys loved it!

I read this as a teenager. It is a touching story of a young woman leaving family behind to start a new life with her husband in the far north. Not only is there a little adventure and a little romance, it is filled with wonderful insight into the people and way of llife of the region. And, of course, there is a moral to the story about priorities and love.
I recommend it to all the teenage girls I know. Just haven't gotten one to read it yet.

Mrs. Mike is based on the true story of the character's namesake, Katherine Mary who met the authors in Los Angeles in the 1940's. What a different type of a book and I loved it! It's the story of a girl from Boston suffering from pleurisy who goes to live with her uncle in middle-of-nowhere Canada to improve. While there, she finds love and embarks on a life very different from the bustling Boston refinement she came from. Don't be fooled, this is not a book for the squeamish or faint-hearted, ...more Mrs. Mike is based on the true story of the character's namesake, Katherine Mary who met the authors in Los Angeles in the 1940's. What a different type of a book and I loved it! It's the story of a girl from Boston suffering from pleurisy who goes to live with her uncle in middle-of-nowhere Canada to improve. While there, she finds love and embarks on a life very different from the bustling Boston refinement she came from. Don't be fooled, this is not a book for the squeamish or faint-hearted, it describes the true brutality of nature and man and the real world in the Canadian Northwest. I truly enjoyed this.

This is a favorite of mine from my childhood and is now a favorite of my daughter's, as well. It is based on the true story of a Boston girl who moves to the Canadian North with her new husband, a Canadian Mountie, to share his rugged life in a remote village there. They experience both joys and hardships together. This is a very compassionate look at hard times and the strength of character that Kathy develops through love and loss. A compelling story full of meaning and richness. Warning: there are some vivid scenes of tragedy that might not be appropriate for an elementary-aged child.

This fact-based novel about a young woman who journeys from Boston to the wilds of Canada in the early 20th century still resonates with love and laughter and tears.

I love this book. It is however, very sad, and I can't reread it without starting to cry by the third chapter. This does not keep me from doing so. An excellent book about life in the arctic circle before WWI.