{"product_id":"the-winter-walk-a-centuryold-survival-story-from-the-arctic-9780882405742","title":"The Winter Walk A CenturyOld Survival Story from","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlaska Native Literature Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tragic yet triumphant story of a young mother''s winter journey to the Bering Sea coast with her two young children. This powerful narrative will haunt readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvanced in pregnancy and now newly widowed, Qutuuq sets out with her two children, leaving their camp and following a frozen river to the coast. Homebound, one step at a time, through the subzero wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a chilling, true story dating from 1892. It tells of battles against killing cold, starvation, and exhaustion. It''s the story of a haunting decision made in the throes of desperation. And ultimately it''s a story of survival and triumph amid unspeakable sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a century later, Qutuuq''s story, which has descended through her Inupiat Eskimo family as oral history, is retold in print by her great-granddaughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Winter Walk\u003c\/i\u003e is a survival story set in 1892 near the Norton Sound. Qutuuq, an Inupiaq mother, guides her two children to safety after her husband dies at winter camp. The author’s mother Keenaq (Ruth Savok Outwater) told Loretta the story, in spite its darkness, and urged her to write about it. The book is published as an adult memoir; however, it would be appropriate for high school students because of its wealth of information about Inupiaq ways... Beautifully told.\" * Alaska Native Knowledge Network *","brand":"Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359269552471,"sku":"9780882405742","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780882405742.jpg?v=1754124163","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-winter-walk-a-centuryold-survival-story-from-the-arctic-9780882405742","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}