The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 19th, 2000
Adventure, suspense at heart of `True North'
By DIANE DANIEL
Boston Globe
Sunday, March 19, 2000
True North. By Kimberly Kafka. Dutton. 273 pages. $23.95.
Ah, springtime in Alaska -- when daylight returns, grizzlies and mosquitoes wander in search of flesh and blood, and young men's thoughts turn to panning for gold.
In Kimberly Kafka's riveting first novel, "True North," the Alaskan frontier is blinding beauty and unforgiving beast. Unlike Franz (her first cousin twice removed), this Kafka has a penchant for straightforwardness.
She reflects on human nature, Mother Nature, and current ...
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