{"product_id":"9781472208620","title":"To the Bright Edge of the World","description":"Author: Eowyn Ivey\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472208620\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Jul 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 496 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet again in the Alaskan landscape that she bought to stunningly vivid life in THE SNOW CHILD (a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, Richard and Judy pick and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), Eowyn Ivey's TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD is a breathtaking story of discovery set at the end of the nineteenth century, sure to appeal to fans of A PLACE CALLED WINTER. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLieutenant Colonel Allen Forrester receives the commission of a lifetime when he is charged to navigate Alaska's hitherto impassable Wolverine River, with only a small group of men.  The Wolverine is the key to opening up Alaska and its rich natural resources to the outside world, but previous attempts have ended in tragedy.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForrester leaves behind his young wife, Sophie, newly pregnant with the child he had never expected to have.  Adventurous in spirit, Sophie does not relish the prospect of a year in a military barracks while her husband carves a path through the wilderness.  What she does not anticipate is that their year apart will demand every ounce of courage and fortitude of her that it does of her husband.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46378763976862,"sku":"ADS-9781472208620","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472208620.jpg?v=1767759507","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472208620","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}