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PublisherBlackstone Audio, Incorporated

ISBN-101538557045

ISBN-139781538557044

eBay Product ID (ePID)12038515691

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Publication Year2020

Book TitleEpic Solitude : a Story of Survival and a Quest for Meaning in the Far North

TopicWomen, Inspiration & Personal Growth, Personal Memoirs, Animals / General

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Body, Mind & Spirit, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorKatherine Keith

FormatHardcover

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-277023

Reviews[Keith] tells her story with brutal honesty, unafraid to ask difficult questions and face the answers, while making clear the deep passion she feels for her sport and her love for her dogs. This is a story of survival and triumph in an unforgiving place, told by someone who understands that despite the solitude, the journey forward is always, somehow, a shared one., In Epic Solitude, every step, every experience prepares Katherine Keith for her true destiny--her truth. She finds purpose and passion under extraordinary conditions: the Alaskan wilderness. Deep wilderness, deep healing, spiritual, and trailblazing., Katherine's writing is as beautiful as the Alaskan wilderness, as compelling as the Iditarod, and as engaging as the Northern Lights. It's a story of love, life, loss, and resilience. I loved this book!, Of course I know Kat, the irrepressible musher, who I have seen many times on the thousand-mile Iditarod Trail. Is it just a dog race? By reading Epic Soltiude , a collection of thoughtful essays on a life framed as adventure, one contemplates nature, hardship, and experience on many levels. Katherine Keith, the philosopher, led me on a grand journey to inner self--a great and recommended read for those that value risk., Epic Solitude is a powerful story of personal tragedy but also about one's unrelenting drive to survive, both emotionally and physically. [Keith's] vivid description of Alaska's winter beauty is breathtaking. While some might run from Alaska's sometimes harsh winters, Katherine runs toward them and embraces all the beauty Alaskans and Alaska has to offer., An athlete and adventurer searches for peace and belonging in the Alaskan wilderness in this heartfelt memoir...This intense and uplifting treatise on self-exploration celebrates the resiliency of the human spirit., Katherine's story beautifully reveals her devastating journey through heartbreaking losses. She has chosen to continue healing by stripping the intrusion of life traveling alone with challenges of extremism in Arctic Alaska. A similar path where I have found God's comforting presence. Both of us continue to be a work in process. I am so impressed at the skill she has to draw a reader in. This book is an outstanding read., Epic Solitude is a powerful story of personal tragedy but also about one's unrelenting drive to survive, both emotionally and physically. [Keith's] vivid description of Alaska's winter beauty is breathtaking. While some might run from Alaska's sometimes harsh winters, Katherine runs towards them and embraces all the beauty Alaskans and Alaska has to offer., Epic Solitude is a heartbreaking, gripping, and ultimately uplifting memoir of tragedy and transcendence in the wild. Brave and inspiring!

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal798.8/3092 B

Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition

SynopsisAll her life, Katherine Keith has hungered for remote, wild places that fill her soul with freedom and peace. Her travels take her across America, but it is in the vast and rugged landscape of Alaska that she finds her true home. Alaska is known as a place where people disappear--at least a couple thousand go missing each year. But the same vast and rugged landscape that contributed to so many people being lost is precisely what has gotten her found. She and her husband build a log cabin miles away from the nearest road and create a life of love. An idyllic existence, but with isolation and brutal living conditions can also come heartbreak. Chopping wood and hauling water are not just parts of a Zen proverb but a requirement for survival. Keith experiences tragic loss and must push on, with her infant daughter, alone in the Alaskan backcountry. Long-distance dog sledding opens a door to a new existence. Racing across the state of Alaska offers the best of all worlds by combining raw wilderness with solitude and athleticism. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the "Last Great Race on Earth," remains a true test of character and offers the opportunity to intimately explore the frontier that she has come to love. With every thousand miles of winter trail traversed in total solitude, she confronts challenges that awaken internal demons, summoning all the inner grief and rage that lies dormant. In the tradition of Cheryl Strayed's Wild and John Krakauer's Into the Wild, Epic Solitude is the powerful and touching story of how one woman found her way--both despite and because of--the difficulties of living and racing in the remote wilderness.

LC Classification NumberSF440.15.K45 2020