Eowyn LeMay Ivey was raised in Alaska and continues to live there with her husband and two daughters. She received her BA in journalism and minor in creative writing through the honors program at Western Washington University, studied creative nonfiction at the University of Alaska Anchorage graduate program, and worked for nearly 10 years as an award-winning reporter at the Frontiersman newspaper. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Snow Child.
Praise for TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD:
"To the Bright Edge of the World is a glorious feast of American
mythology. In it, Eowyn Ivey's Alaska blooms vast and untouchable,
bulging with mystery and wonder, and lit by an uneasy midnight sun.
On this haunted stage, the lines between man and beast are blurred,
and Ivey has etched her most compelling characters: the
incorruptible, determined Sophie Forrester, who wrestles with the
rules of men and polite society; and her husband, the explorer
Allen Forrester, who struggles mightily against the uncivilized
Alaskan wilderness with its ragged teeth. Gorgeously written,
utterly un-put-downable, To the Bright Edge of the World sweeps its
reader to the very brink of known territory, and presents that
bright edge in stark relief: gleaming, serrated, unforgiving. As
with The Snow Child, Eowyn Ivey has once again written a magical,
breathtaking novel that I just cannot put out of my mind."
--Jason Gurley, author of Eleanor
"To the Bright Edge of the World moves seamlessly through different
times and different voices to depict an often harrowing journey
that leads the central characters to question all that they 'have
known as real & true.' Ivey's novel is a dazzling depiction of
love, endurance, courage, and wonder, and a worthy successor to The
Snow Child."
--Ron Rash, author of Serena
"A riveting story of adventure, mystery and love...Ivey populates
her novel with rich supporting characters...a spellbinding Pacific
Northwest historic fiction."
--Shelf Awareness
"A stunning and intriguing novel combining the epic adventurous
sweep of Alaska with minutely beautifully observed details--the
reader finishes it wiser and richer."
--Rosamund Lupton, author of Sister and The Quality of Silence
"A terrific example of why we love these stories of
man-against-nature. But it also aspires to be something more...it's
evident from Ivey's two books that she is also interested in the
inexplicable magic of the world--real or imagined--that hovers just
beyond our conscious perceptions. And so, while she is certainly
deft at conveying the 'gray rivers that roar down from the
glaciers, mountains & spruce valleys, ' she is equally at home
dropping a sea monster into those waters...To the Bright Edge of
the World is a moving, surprising story. The Artic Addict in me is
very grateful that Ivey wrote it."--Chris Bohjalian, The Washington
Post
"All the pleasures of a great novel are here--the well-crafted
sentence, the deft pacing, the compelling plot, and characters that
we care passionately about. Add to those already significant
achievements a few eerie hints of the supernatural, some
nail-biting mystery/thriller drama, the understanding that's gained
from historically accurate details, and the endorphin rush of a
love story. And then consider that the novel's construction
provides yet another pleasure, the pleasure of the puzzle, as the
reader gets to participate in the assemblage of journal entry,
letter, drawing, and artifact, therefore co-creating this epic
Alaskan adventure. How can one novel contain such richness? Eowyn
Ivey is a wonder."
--Tom Franklin, author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
"An entrancing, occasionally chilling, depiction of
turn-of-the-century Alaska...In this splendid adventure novel, Ivey
captures Alaska's beauty and brutality, not just preserving
history, but keeping it alive."
--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"An epic adventure intertwined with a story of genuine love."
--Shawna Seed, The Dallas Morning News
"An epic adventure story that seems heir to the tradition of
Melville's own sweeping and ambitious literary approach to the
age-old struggle of humans versus nature...an absorbing and
high-stakes read."
--Kathleen Rooney, The Chicago Tribune
"An exceptionally well-turned adventure tale...Heartfelt,
rip-snorting storytelling."
--Kirkus (Starred Review)
"An American masterpiece...beautifully written, fast-paced,
wide-ranging, historically-based, and creatively imagined and
structured...It delivers in all the ways a great novel
should...deserves every accolade it will surely receive."
--Nancy Lord, Alaska Dispatch News
"An 1880's Alaskan adventure that really delivers...a rip-roaring
frontier adventure."
--Ellen Hoffman, Business Insider
"Beautifully done...you'll get lost in the details and become
engrossed in the love story playing out...Simply wonderful, and I
cannot recommend it enough."
--Amy Gwiazdowski, BookReporter
"Beautifully told...a page-turner, a fascinating story that is
broad in its scope as it is compassionate in its message...Ivey has
created a world that is dangerous and beautiful, worrisome and
satisfying, all in a novel that readers will not soon forget."
--Jim Carmin, The Miami Herald
"Eowyn Ivey is a deft craftswoman, attentive to the shape and heft
of her sentences...[she] fashions characters who come to warm and
vivid life against her frozen Alaskan landscapes...What could be a
better beach read than an arctic adventure?"
--Geraldine Brooks, Guardian (US Edition)
"It's safe to say that Ivey fans will not be disappointed by this
spine-tingling romantic odyssey."
--David Fox, Anchorage Press
"Ivey deftly draws the reader into the perils of the journey...a
compelling historical saga of survival."
--Booklist (Starred Review)
"Ivey not only makes [this novel] work, she makes it work
magnificently...The Snow Child (a lovely retelling of an old
Russian folk tale), was a runaway hit, an international best
seller, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her second work is
even better."--Library Journal , (Starred Review)
"Ivey's characters, without exception, are skillfully wrought and
pull the narrative forward with little effort. She does not stoop
to blanket depictions of tribal life or Victorian women, and
instead has created a novel with all of the fine details that make
historical fiction such an adventure to read. Fans of The Snow
Child will not be disappointed."--Meganne Fabrega, Minneapolis Star
Tribune
"Ivey's simultaneous wide scope and focus on detail are part of
what makes this novel so absorbing. It's no mere
testosterone-fueled tale of heroism. Her narrative encompasses,
however fleetingly, the girls and women at the margins."
--Laura Collins-Hughes, The Boston Globe
"Lustrous...Ivey's writing is assured and deftly paced. She
presents a pleasing chorus of voices and writing styles in an
amalgam of journals, letters, newspaper clippings, greeting cards,
official reports and more...The couple's moving love story binds
the multilayered narrative together...Ivey's first novel, The Snow
Child, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and her follow-up act
is certain to garner its own accolades as readers discover its many
unfolding pleasures."--David Takami, Seattle Times
"Powerful...Ivey is a gifted storyteller and a lyrical prose
stylist...remarkable."
--Amy Greene, New York Times Book Review
"Raises the personal stakes and the emotional payoff to impressive
new levels...a stunning and subtle performance...This is enchanted
writing."
--Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor
"Read it for the adventure. Read it for the time you'll spend
thinking about it long after you've turned the last page."
--Erin Kodicek, Omnivoracious
"Spellbinding...a cracking adventure that pulses with emotional
power and a brutal kind of beauty...brings history and folklore to
life in a visceral and utterly beguiling way."
--Stephanie Harrison, Bookpage, Top Pick in Fiction for August
"The real journey in Eowyn Ivey's new novel transcends the physical
landscape to a netherworld of magical, mysterious and sometimes
diabolical proportions."--Betty J. Cotter, Providence Journal
"This rich blend of adventure bravado and contemplative memoir,
past and present, reinvigorates the idea of a historical
novel."
--The National Book Review
"You feel the excitement and the wonder that [the characters] are
experiencing. This is another magical novel from her [Ivey]."
--Book Riot
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