The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven

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Call Number: Fiction / Miller, Nathaniel , Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Miller, Nathaniel Ian
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Traverwood Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Miller, Nathaniel	4-week checkout	On Shelf
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Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Miller, Nathaniel Ian	4-week checkout	Due 05-02-2024
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Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Miller, Nathaniel Ian	4-week checkout	Due 05-25-2024
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"In 1916, Sven Ormson leaves a restless life in Stockholm to seek adventure in Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago where darkness reigns four months of the year and he might witness the splendor of the Northern Lights one night and be attacked by a polar bear the next. But his time in a mining camp ends when an avalanche nearly kills him, leaving him disfigured, after which Sven flees even farther, to an uninhabited fjord. There, with the company of a loyal dog, he builds a hut and lives alone, testing himself against the elements. The teachings of a Finnish fur trapper, along with encouraging letters from his family and a Scottish geologist who befriended him in the mining camp, get him through his first winter. Years into his routine isolation, the arrival of an unlikely visitor salves his loneliness, sparking a chain of surprising events that will bring Sven into a family of fellow castoffs that determine the course of the rest of his life. Written with wry humor and in prose as breathtaking as the stark landscape it evokes, The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven is a testament to the strength of our human bonds, reminding us that even in the most inhospitable conditions on the planet, we are not beyond the reach of love." -- Jacket flap.

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Fantastic story, loved it! submitted by jgetty on December 23, 2021, 9:38am So sad to finish this wonderful story, it is a fantastic story of life and adventure. My interest in the artic areas of this book had me googling with wonder and amazement quite a bit. I loved everything about this wonderful adventure and life stories, and I'm sad for the story to end. Enjoy this book!