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Serendipitous read — picked up this title for my mother to read, (I supply her with library books along with groceries and other errands now that she has given up driving). I didn‘t bring any book with me when I came to help her; she‘s recuperating and sleeping, I picked up this title to read while I‘m staying with her. I‘ve read another John Gimlette title, “Elephant Complex” about Sri Lanka, it was excellent. Looking forward to this read.

Off to Newfoundland for work for a couple of weeks. Packing the suitcase was the easy part. Deciding which books to bring however ….

😭 So this is a short story, the actual book is 59 pages, but some of that is photographs of Dr Grenfell and his dogs, and some of it is an account from one of the rescue team.

This is a good but awful story. In order to survive after his sled fell through the ice, Dr Grenfell had to skin three of his dogs for clothing and then make a flagpole from their bones. I had to put this down after reading that bit, but overall a good survival story.

This one is from my physical TBR shelf, and is a story featuring a doctor from #Newfoundland as part of my personal challenge to read more #canadian authors.

Much better than Middlesex.
Interesting. Not a perfect book, but still worth reading.

8/10 Great story, I read it in one sitting! Wayne, and Treadway are very different characters, with a few hardfound similarities. Some chapters are overlong on description with a distinct lack of anything happening. I'd read this again, and would be interested in other books by this author.

Great read!

Just another reminder of Annabel calling to me. 😁 So many TBRs! Definitely soon! ❄️