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A dazzling new book in Andrea Camilleri's international bestselling mystery series
The earthy and urbane Sicilian detective Inspector Montalbano casts his spell on more and more fans with each new mystery from Andrea Camilleri.
Two seemingly unrelated deaths form the central mystery of Rounding the Mark. They will take Montalbano deep into a secret world of illicit trafficking in human lives, and the investigation will test the limits of his physical, psychological, and moral endurance. Disillusioned and no longer believing in the institution he serves, will he withdraw or delve deeper into his work?
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Corruption, Tragedies, and Comedy.......2007-08-17
Rounding the Mark is a tragedy with lots of comedy to soften it. The darkness in this book comes from the pits of hell. Dante would have recognized the evil doers.
Ultimately, the lesson this story teaches is that we need to see ourselves more objectively and have a good laugh at what we see. That's a message that many won't be ready for as they consider the evil that men do to one another.
As the book opens, Inspector Salvo Montalbano is upset by instances of misbehavior by the police. The core of his self-worth is so affronted that he cannot bear to remain part of the police. Then, in a series of comedic turns, events conspire to delay his decision. This upset leads him to take a long swim . . . during which he has a most unusual surprise. That surprise immediately has burlesque consequences that will keep you laughing.
Next, a continuing gag line is established when Montalbano receives a call from Deputy Commissioner Riguccio who needs to borrow some glasses. While delivering the glasses, Montalbano unknowingly steps into moral quicksand . . . and lives to have nightmares about the consequences. From there, Montalbano finds that he can always count on his colleague, Torretta, to provide whatever is needed.
The affront to Montalbano's self-esteem is so severe that he pursues a one-man private investigation to right a wrong. In the course of that investigation, he learns a lot about his limits. Others, it turns out, are more aware and assist in unexpected ways.
In Rounding the Mark, Andrea Camilleri moves beyond the limits of the mystery and police procedural genres to movingly display the ambiguous position that the police play in serving the public while needing to address their own fears, prejudices, and feelings. For that purpose, the comedy in the book is too strong. Those interludes feel like clowns from the circus running across the stage in the middle of Macbeth.
But if you have enjoyed the earlier books in the series, you'll be moved by this one. It will strike you as a more serious and depressing book than most of the others. The contact with mortality is more visceral and personal here, and you'll feel it deeply.
One of the stronger ones of the series.......2007-04-15
I've read all eight of Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano novels currently available in English translation and preordered _Patience of the Spider_, so I guess I'm a fan. Salvo Montalbano is an enviable character--he may be bummed at getting old, but in the meantime he has gorgeous women crawling all over him and eats like a king--yet never gets fat! The carefully described meals are just one example of the many details that make readers feel at home in the wacky imaginary Sicilian city of Vigàta. This is definitely fiction with a strong sense of place, like that by Carl Hiaasen. In using his knowledge of the local ways (and thus passing them on to the reader), Montalbano is a little like the Joe Leaphorn of Hillerman's earlier novels (like _Dance Hall of the Dead_).
_Rounding the Mark_ is maybe a little less integrated than some of the novels--the novel begins with Montalbano's disgust at the corruption of his fellow cops to the point where he is about to resign, and it seems that corruption and the resignation will be a big deal, but they are pretty much forgotten as the plot gets underway. Other reviewers have complained that there's not enough fast-paced action in Camilleri's works, but this one heats up better than most by the end.
Camilleri is a master at characterizing people through their dialects. I wouldn't have thought that could come out in translation, but Sartarelli gets it across. And the endnotes are a godsend, especially in making clear just how much money is involved so as to clarify its motivating power. Then, too, there are lovely local customs like "goat-tying" explained. Sicily is a scary place!
The Seventh Inspector Montalbano Mystery by Andrea Camilleri - Il Giro Di Boa - Rounding the Mark........2007-03-22
Inspector Montalbano was having yet another treacherous night; drifting, jolting awake and then lying back down, things had been weighing on his mind of late, mainly anger and disappointment. Livia his long time girlfriend had tried to pacify and focus him again but the current government revelation had brought things to the surface, Montalbano was feeling betrayed by the people he trusted most. False evidence had been planted against a group of political protesters in order to justify their detention but this wasn't coming from violent beat cops, the fabrications were from commissioners and vice-commissioners, inspectors and captains, Montalbano blood had now reached boiling point his decision had been made, he was ready to resign.
Before turning in for work Montalbano needs to clear his head, he decides to take a long swim in the sea, it might be relaxing, lost in thought and all too late he had swam too far, beginning to struggle he flips on his back just to catch his breath. Shortly thereafter he accidentally bumps into another swimmer he apologises but was getting no reply he quickly discovers to his horror the body was actually a corpse. Later that week when the autopsy report comes back the death of the unidentified man was listed as an accidental drowning; Montalbano knew better, something about this floating body didn't feel right.
With the body case chewing at his insides just to top his worst week Montalbano gets a call to take control of another boatload of illegal immigrants landing on their Sicilian shores. Montalbano sets about getting some organization in place, he notices a little African boy making a break from his family and gives chase; he takes the boy tightly by his hand and lively returns the boy to his mother the boy looks terrified. A few days later the same boy is caught in a hit and run accident, out of guilt Montalbano takes it upon himself to investigate. Within hours both cases turn into a web of coincidence this could only mean one thing...... his resignation was on the back burner.
Andrea Camilleri has written a wonderful Montalbano mystery series, what I love about this series would be the charactisations and language the usage of dialogue in conversation it's all been kept real it's got sharp wit and ironic comic moments. The sly comments on Italian life and culture keep things amusing and interesting.
Montalbano is just a fantastic leading character and for this book a very troubled soul his job begins to weigh him down can he fight corruption from all directions still when in doubt he quotes favourite authors' lines picking himself up from the gloom and his clearly well read.
Women of all ages find Montalbano attractive, none more so than the beautiful Swede, Ingrid Sjostrom she's highly dangerous company for him and he knows it, she can get frisky, but in spite of much temptation he remains faithful to his long time girlfriend Livia who's happy to adjust her schedule and hop on the next plane to Palermo from Genoa to calm and comfort him in his time of need. Montalbano loyal chaotic comical team are just fantastic, no matter what he throws there way they continue to support him even through all his own faults and unruly tactics.
The whole series has a timeless feel about them; I took a whole batch of this series on a vacation and was not disappointed by any. All Montalbano mysteries start in comedy but end in horror and melodrama but it done with lots of human interest in every plot, It clearly deserves to be read from the beginning.
A special mention to poet Stephen Sartarelli, for the clear translation of each book and for the informative notes given at the back on wording. Thank you.
A wonderful read.
A.Bowhill
Montalbano still nifty at fifty.......2007-02-11
Andrea Camilleri provides another interesting stemwinder mystery starring an aging and reflective Commissioner Salvo Montalbano. These tales of crime, corruption and daily life in Sicily are always intelligent and enjoyable and "Rounding the Mark" is not an exception in this series. Beyond the obligatory murders and ancillary sordid criminal activity (trafficking in third world children) that the intrepid Montalbano sorts through here, the reader also shares the hero's ruminations about the pervasive corruption and cynicism that apparently marks the ebb and flow of Italian political, commercial and social life. Montalbano has seen it all, but remains shockable and outraged when he comes across the vileness of immigrant smuggling and child trafficking. Montalbano is also struggling with the physical changes that come with middle-age. He's not happy with any of this, but plugs on and steadfastly and cleverly routs out the bad guys and more or less stays true to his personal moral code. A good read. And if you like Camilleri's Montalbano series, you might also enjoy Donna Leon's Inspector Brumetti and Michael Dibdin's Aurelio Zen. These are also wonderful stories about life and crime in Italy.
Camilleri: A Real Find.......2007-01-25
This is the third book I have read in this series. All, including this one, have been thoroughly enjoyable. Inspector Montalbano, while fictional, is a person I would like to meet. Andrea Camilleri has made his protaganist a realistic person who is very much at home in his native Sicily struggling inwardly and outwardly with the forces of evil and light. The story just flows effortlessly and I'm glad I'm along for the ride.
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Goddess by Mistake is a fun and exciting fantasy novel about Shannon Parker, a high school teacher who is transported to an ancient Celtic world and transformed into the High Priestess of the Goddess Epona-a position that puts her right in the middle of a global conflict against the evil demonic Fomorians.
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There's a good reason MISTAKE is written on the cover!.......2006-07-14
When I first saw this book advertised, I liked the premise of it...it sounded like a hoot. I liked that the author was daring enough to try writing a romance in first person narrative style...what a refreshing change. I liked the idea of centaurs and goddesses and shamans and mythology and magical things. I liked that the heroine of the story was a 35 year old, not some fresh, nubile young debutante. And I liked the front cover art, which was classy, unlike those of most romance books. To my mind these were all good things, and after reading the book I still thought that they were good things.
However, there were a lot of things I didn't like. For instance, the heroine, Shannon. Sometimes she was likeable. But she was always cracking 'jokes' which she thought were absolutely hilarious (and naturally the author ensured that all the other characters always laughed along with her.) Sadly, though, she just wasn't as funny as she ought to have been, and sometimes she wasn't funny at all. In fact, most of her jokes consisted of her either complaining sarcastically about absolutely everything or making lewd double entendres worthy of an episode of 'Are You Being Served?'. And the timing of her 'humour' often stunned me. For instance, if you had just seen your father and a whole castle full of people cut to pieces by evil vampire assassins, or had had to collect dismembered bodies and put them on a funeral pyre, or had seen two thirds of your soldiers slaughtered in battle, or had watched a plague kill women and children, would you be making jokes and laughing within minutes? And not just joking but flirting and making out and drinking, too. Shannon accused her predecessor, Rhiannon, of being a sl*t and a b*tch, but she was just as bad, constantly complaining about everything and checking out every man or centaur who came near her. What a hypocrite! Shannon was an alcoholic who cussed constantly (I don't mind cussing and drinking but not ALL the time!) and who worried far more about what she was going to eat or wear or what jewellery she would put on than about the pain or annihilation of the people of her new world. After a battle, she was more worried about whether her breath or clothes smelled than whether her friends had survived. She was shallow, self-centred and annoying, and yet all the other characters were written as adoring her and constantly telling her so. She also went around saying "Oh God" all the time, and didn't ever stop to worry that this might be inappropriate given that she lived in the temple of a Goddess. She apparently didn't care whose religion she offended. Also, she was supposed to be an English teacher, yet she constantly massacred the English language. How can a character who sounds like they never passed a primary school English class possibly be plausible as an English teacher? But worst of all, she was obsessed with John Wayne, and talked about him constantly. I simply cannot empathise with anyone who has such abysmal taste in men! Ugh!
I also hated a lot of other things. Like the modern lingo used in this supposedly ancient setting. And I couldn't understand why, when Shannon was transported to a strange mirror universe and told to pretend to be someone else, she didn't protest or try to get information about her new world or ask what would happen to her or try to get out of her sudden marriage to a centaur. That just didn't make sense. Her only concern seemed to be that they keep giving her wine (like I said, she's an alcoholic.) Shannon didn't bat an eyelid when it was mentioned that she would have to perform sacrifices, and no mention was ever made of this again. Personally, in her place, I would have said something! Another thing I disliked, and maybe I'm just being super PC here, was that the evil enemy armies that invaded Shannon's kingdom were described as coming from 'the far east'. This just seemed to me like the author was having a bit of a racist dig at the far eastern peoples of our own world. Also, the author seemed to have a hangup about beauty. Naturally, all of the bad guys were really ugly, and all of the good guys were super gorgeous...it was SO Disney! And the value of any character's life in the book seemed to be based on their personal attractiveness. In fact, at one point Shannon said to herself about another character 'I didn't want to think about what would happen to her if the creatures caught her. Except for the unnaturally bright flush of her skin, she was still breathtakingly beautiful.' Shannon seemed sadder when someone particularly attractive got hurt, as if beautiful people were worth more. Also, this book had a lot of repitition. Shannon's jokes were always reiterated over and over, ad nauseum. And I lost count of the number of times ClanFintan 'brushed an errant curl back from her face', but it must have been mentioned over a dozen times. What an overused romance book cliche!
I must admit, I was actually a little confused about what the author was trying to achieve when she wrote this book. It appeared that she was trying to write a light-hearted, breezy, funny, flirty romance book. But if that was the case then why did she throw in so many dark, depressing, serious topics, including an evil army of vampires, war, torture, mass murder, mutilation, kidnap, rape, slavery, ritual sacrifice, inter-special breeding, genocide, and plague? Those aren't subjects that you can treat in a light, breezy, funny way, and that is the main reason why this book didn't work for me. Note to author: a light-hearted, funny book doesn't usually include the brutal slaying and mutilation of three quarters or more of its entire cast!
But not all the blame for the book's failings can fall upon its innapropriate heroine or plot twists. There was also a failure by the publisher to correct legions of spelling errors and grammatical mistakes. For instance, using the word broach instead of brooch, or these quotes: 'sneak a peak at him', 'I've never really have an inhibition problem' or 'It was just too dang hard to ignore a goddess when she was inside your brain and tapped your guilt button'. There were hundreds more mistakes like these, but I won't bore you with them. Apparently since this book was first published the author has done a rewrite of it under a different title (read her blog for details if you give a damn) in which she is supposed to have tidied up these sorts of errors. But I'm willing to bet that she still hasn't fixed the things I had the biggest problems with, such as the huge credibility gaps and Shannon's sarcastic shallowness.
I wouldn't say this is a bad book, and I definitely wouldn't say it's the worst one I've read. It had its merits and was quite amusing at times. But I wouldn't exactly recommend it, and I WON'T be reading any more books by the same author.
A Delicious, engaging read!.......2006-02-07
One of the more remarkable fantasy books I've read in a long time. It is a vivid romantic fantasy full of laughter and love with a delicious plot that is well written and energetically delivered.
Shannon Parker, an ordinary English teacher who loves antiques, buys an old Celtic vase at an estate sell. What she doesn't realize until it's too late is that the damaged vase acts as a one-way magical loadstone that transports her into another body in a different reality that is all too real.
Rhiannon a Priestess of the Goddess Epona is selfish, oversexed, and causes a lot of trouble for the people around her, especially the Centaur warrior chosen to be her husband. Taking over Rhiannon's body gives Shannon beauty, power, and long life but Rhiannon has left a lot of difficulties for Shannon to manage, including a horde of evil vampiric demons who threatens her newfound world and the maturing relationship between her and her Centaur lover.
fine romantic fantasy.......2005-12-17
Thirty something high school English teacher Shannon Parker stops at an auction sale where she notices a vase containing a portrait of her on it. She wins the bid with a ridiculously low price tag due to a mysteriously appearing crack inside the vase. On her way home, Shannon is transported from her vehicle to a luxurious temple where her friend Suzanna calls her Lady. She soon learns that the vase was a portal that her "twin" the High Priestess of Epona Rhiannon used for them to switch places; Suzanna is actually Rhiannon's slave Alanna.
Centaur ClanFintan arrives with his "horsies" to demand Rhiannon complete the hand-fastening ceremony that would have them married for a year. Shannon goes through the ceremony, but refuses to take any lip (or other body part) from a man built at least down there like a thoroughbred. Instead she treats him and others the same way she taught teenage hormonal maniacs in Oklahoma. As the transplanted Shannon and the shapeshifting centaur fall in love, she tells him who she is while they team up to battle malevolent demonic vampires and prevent the real Rhiannon from returning.
The first "Goddess" book contains the enjoyable ingredients that make these mythological romances fun to read because the species of mythos seem genuine and the strong heroine is ready to battle; in this case her new society, her beloved, her "twin", and the vampires using the techniques honed in teaching wars with teenagers. This tale is amusing mostly due to Shannon's observations and quips yet it has its' serious moments too (for instance the worshipped Goddess learns that teachers are treated with contempt as those who can't and paid accordingly). Though the heroine adjusts too easily, fantasy romance fans will cast about seeking the remaining delightful Goddess tales.
Harriet Klausner
Book Description.......2005-07-20
Shannon Parker, a 35-year-old Oklahoma high-school teacher, is looking forward to a nice, long summer of relaxing from her stressful, low-pay job. When she goes to an auction and sees the replica of a Celtic pot with the image of the High Priestess of Epona, Celtic Horse Goddess engraved into it, she purchases it because the woman looks surprisingly like herself, and it seems like the pot is calling to her. On the way home, with the Vase in the passenger seat, the sky suddenly darkens and opens up in torrents of rain, and Shannon feels the heat of fire covering her right before she crashes.
When she awakens, she realizes that the High Priestess of Epona, Rhiannon, has switched places with Shannon. Shannon is now in the ancient world of Partholon, where mythology is a reality. And the strange thing is that there are mirror images of people from Shannon's life living in Partholon! For example, Shannon's best friend back in her old life is Suzanna, and Rhiannon's maid, Alanna, looks and acts exactly like her! Rhiannon is Shannon's mirror image, but they are very different in personality. Rhiannon is a cold, evil woman who slept around with all of her serving men and warriors.
Only a few days after Shannon has entered this new realm, she learns that she is to become Hanfasted (married for a year) with a shaman centaur named ClanFintan, according to tradition. It is not surprising that at first ClnFintan acts cold toward Shannon, because Rhiannon did not want to go through with the ceremony and acted cold toward him, but soon ClanFintan realizes that Rhiannon (really Shannon) has changed, and they begin to fall in love.
However, a dark evil threatens the beautiful, mystical land of Partholon--a race of beings known as Fomorians, somewhat like vampires, begin attacking castles throughout the land, and they seem unstoppable. Shannon, who soon realizes that SHE, not Rhiannon, is the Goddess Epona's Chosen and Beloved, must do everything she can to rid her new world of these ruthless creatures.
This is the first book I read by P.C. Cast, and I found that while it had a very good plot line, it seemed a little long-winded, with the main character trying too hard to be witty, and the author kept repeating herself over and over again, especially when she kept talking about Superman, John Wayne, and how "big" ClanFintan was. I found myself becoming a little exhausted. However, the story picked up its pace and made me want to keep reading as it hurtled toward a great ending.
Schoolteacher Loves a Centaur: Fantasy or Romance?.......2005-07-11
I really enjoyed the first half of GODDESS BY MISTAKE by P.C. Cast, thinking it an intriguing idea and refreshingly original; unfortunately, this fantasy-romance novel lost its tension (and, sadly, my interest) in the second half of the book, making it something of an effort to finish.
First, the good: GODDESS BY MISTAKE is the first-person narration of Oklahoma school teacher Shannon Parker, who is sent into an alternate world in which everyone believes she is Rhiannon, goddess incarnate and follower of Epona, a Celtic goddess of war and horses. To complicate matters further, Shannon/Rhiannon is immediately married to ClanFintan, a centaur shaman with the ability to shape-shift. I LOVED this idea. It was fascinating to see Shannon/Rhiannon adjust to her role as goddess incarnate and deal with the fact that she's expected to mate with a man who is half horse. The author writes with a funny sense of humor, and I was giggling wildly at the thought of wondering how Shannon/Rhiannon was going to deal with it all.
Now, the bad: What interested me upfront about the relationship between Shannon/Rhiannon and the centaur was the fact that there was heavy tension between them. A good romance novel feeds off of that tension until the very end. Which makes me wonder if GODDESS was supposed to be a romance novel because, unfortunately, the two lovers fell in love immediately, killing all the tension by the middle of the book (their major love scene was also pretty tame). From that point on, the centaur is left with nothing else to do in the story but give his wife massages and fight the bad guys (everybody else is fighting the bad guys, too, so this is nothing special).
Speaking of the bad guys, the book is mostly about the good guys battling the bad guys (demon-vampire creatures), making it feel like it is more fantasy than romance. I wasn't interested in that. Sigh.
Anyway, this is the second P.C. Cast book I've read, the other being GODDESS OF THE SEA. I noticed that in both books, the hero is pretty much a secondary character, and his undying love is given upfront and guaranteed. All the so-called tension is supposed to come from "bad" characters. If you don't mind this, then I am sure you will enjoy GODDESS BY MISTAKE, for it is an interesting and creative fantasy. But if you are like me and are looking for a delicious, page-turning ROMANCE with steamy love scenes, then I don't think this book is for you.
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Many health and fitness books offer once-over-lightly health evaluations, giving general information about getting your lifestyle in order and toning up your body a bit. Because all of these books work from the same universe of information--"Aerobic exercise gives you a stronger heart!" and "Resistance training builds muscle tone!"--the only real difference is in how clearly the authors explain the basics and how appealing they make the information. Low-Fat Living gets high marks on both counts. If you're in moderately good shape and try to watch your diet, you're not going to learn anything new here. But if you've let your health slide and you're starting to see the detrimental effects of doing so, this book is as good as any to help you get on the right track.
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Endorsed by the Editors of Prevention Health Books.This book replaces dieting with fat-burning-- with an easy-to-follow lifestyle plan that will work for the entire family-- and dozens of mouthwatering recipes that ensure you'll never miss the fat you're skipping. All based on the very latest worldwide research.With the Low-Fat Living program, you'll steadily burn more fat 24 hours a day. And you'll realize the health bonuses immediately.* Lower your blood pressure and reduce cholesterol levels* Reduce the chances of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer* Have less fatigue and more energyDr. Robert K. Cooper's remarkable new program reveals the simple elements of success.* Food so delicious, you'll never long for extra fat* Exercise so easy, you can chat while you're doing it* Ways to power up for fat-burning as easily as flicking a switch* The most efficient toning techniques ever discovered
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Skillpower not Will power WORKS .......2006-09-07
Finally, a diet book that makes sense! Low Fat Living has all the usual advice and bean recipes, but with a difference. It's about developing a skill set designed for long term success -- even we're ony adding one skill at a time. From sleeping patterns and mindset to the oils on our pantry shelves this is a book that acknowledges that readers have lives beyond what they eat. Indeed, this is a healthy food book about LIVING -- not another FAT-IS-THE-ENEMY militant diet plan that made me despair "How am I ever going to follow this?" Plus the recipes are delicious.
Blech..... don't try the apple recipes.......2003-09-20
This is a good dieting book but the two apple recipes I tried, were gag-awful.
Will pump up your motivation as well as your muscles!.......2002-10-01
I own this well informed book that gives you a motivational read to lead a healthier life. It provides some proven strategies to live by. As a cookbook author myself, I've found this book compares similar to my writing of recipes that are low in fat and high in fiber, finding some tasty and delicious recipes in this book that will add variety to anyone's diet. Recipes that are lowfat with added fiber and a section to help you cook with whole grains and where to buy them.There's even a section of muscle toning exercises to help one become a fat burner at all times. Having had health problems in the past this book has been an inspiration to pursue better health in my own life. With a bad back, I find the lower back muscle toning and stretches soothing to my aching back.
Excellent/Prompt.......2002-02-16
Book was in excellent condition and arrived ahead of predicted schedule. Would buy from this seller again.
A Whole Systems Approach.......2001-08-11
My only complaint with this book is its title, "Low Fat Living." It goes far beyond that. This is really the "whole mind, whole body" approach to weight control and more. This book seems to be a collection of everything that the authors could find that contributes to weight loss, organized in an interesting and integrative manner. I particularly loved the study that showed that people watching television burn up fewer calories than people sitting and watching a blank screen. As a woman at age 53, I was wondering if I could ever again shed pounds. My old approaches didn't work. The one thing that I knew was that people who successfuly do lose weight and keep it off do so through making life-style changes and they tailor what they do to their own bodies. This book enabled me to have a comprehensive understanding of what those changes needed to be concerning (1) nutrition, (2) exercise (including simply increasing motion), (3) water, (4) sleep, and (5) stress management. To my surprise, stress management has actually been the most challenging-and perhaps the most rewarding. I am no longer in the "diet" mentallity. I am now concentrating on making the small changes--trying this and that until I find ways that appeal to me and that I can sustain--and these are adding up to large changes that affect not just my weight, but my general health. Through this process and over several months, I am finding that my body and mind are changing in what they want. It is like my whole system is resetting to different standards. I'm beginning to actually be drawn to vegetables and whole grains, walking the dog, and skipping TV. Who'd'a thunk?
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Excellent History of the Gunflint Trail.......2006-07-20
This book is so much more than recipes. It has timelines that document the owners of lodges still active and those that the government bought out in the 70s. Each lodge/resort/outfitter featured (and there are so many!) begins with a few pages of history and information about the people who pioneered the Gunflint Trail and those who are the current owners, followed by recipes featured by each lodge. It's a fascinating read and rather tough to put down. After possibly wearing out my dad's copy I had to buy one for myself.
Highly recommended for anyone who has visited the Gunflint Trail and those who enjoy the history & people of northern Minnesota. The recipes are a great bonus! :-)
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