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Mrs. Mike
Benedict and Nancy Freedman
#UC1872
Paperback, 313 pages; 2002 (1947)
$14.00
 Members' Price: $11.90
Get settled into a comfy reading chair—preferably in a warm and cozy room—and lose yourself in Mrs. Mike. The novel begins in 1907, when sixteen-year-old Katherine O'Fallon embarks on the long, arduous train ride from Boston, her home, to Calgary, Alberta. She's being sent to live with her uncle in hopes that the cold, dry air will cure her pleurisy. Once arrived, she meets a tall, handsome Mountie named Mike Flannigan, marries him, and becomes "Mrs. Mike."Sgt. Flannigan's postings take our little city girl to the Canadian wilds. She has difficulty adapting to the demands of the her dramatic new life, but eventually her determination and her love for her husband help her survive and flourish. Much read and beloved when it was first published decades ago, Mrs. Mike. is an exciting saga, tempered with the harsh realities of early twentieth century life in the Canadian wilderness.
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