Edge of the Wilderness: Growing Up in the North

By Lee Updike

Life on a farm at the edge of the wilderness was filled with hard work and danger, but there was also laughter, adventure, and the love of family and friends. In The Edge of the Wilderness , Lee... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 189485635X
• ISBN13: 9781894856355
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Fifth House Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

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Absolute delight to read

What an absolute delight to read. Memories of growing up in the heartland of Canada, the Saskatchewan prairies, fill the pages. I was hooked on the very first chapter, where the author, Lee Updike relates the story of meeting his first dog at age 5. That short story alone has more plot and heart than most full length novels.Each chapter of the book is from a year in the author's life. He starts at age 5, and is able to document his life through to age 21. Often, as I read the engaging stories, I found that each chapter had a vital life lesson as well. I often found myself hoping that my children would learn the lessons that Lee's parents taught him. Fisherman's tales of 38 inch pike (pictures included), wise grandmother's (who are really in charge) and encounters with bears (more than one close encounter) are the sort of adventures that draw the reader in. The humour, that is sprinkled lightly, seems to come naturally, in a way that made me comfortable. The stories reminded me of a play I saw recently called "The Hudson's Bay Boy" which also featured stories from the northern bush. As a city boy, I have often suspected stories of life in the north are better to read than to actually experience. After reading his book, I think I would probably get an argument about that from Lee.