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This Much Country
- Narrated by: Kristin Knight Pace
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Women
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Publisher's Summary
A memoir of heartbreak, thousand-mile races, the endless Alaskan wilderness and many, many dogs from one of only a handful of women to have completed both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod.
In 2009, after a crippling divorce that left her heartbroken and directionless, Kristin decided to accept an offer to live at a friend's cabin outside of Denali National Park in Alaska for a few months. In exchange for housing, she would take care of her friend's eight sled dogs.
That winter, she learned that she was tougher than she ever knew. She learned how to survive in one of the most remote places on Earth and she learned she was strong enough to be alone. She fell in love twice: first with running sled dogs, and then with Andy, a gentle man who had himself moved to Alaska to heal a broken heart.
Kristin and Andy married and started a sled dog kennel. While this work was enormously satisfying, Kristin became determined to complete the Iditarod - the 1,000-mile dogsled race from Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast.
This Much Country is the story of renewal and transformation. It's about journeying across a wild and unpredictable landscape and finding inner peace, courage and a true home. It's about pushing boundaries and overcoming paralyzing fears.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
What the critics say
"Pace is candid about life in the frozen north, and her self-awareness makes this a worthy addition to the outdoor adventure genre." (Publisher's Weekly)
"A vibrant memoir of sled dog racing in the wilds of Alaska. Much of the memoir recounts Pace's training for and racing in the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, both exhausting, exhilarating, and, as Pace depicts them, glorious feats. A buoyant evocation of a thrilling, hardscrabble life." (Kirkus)
"This Much Country is the next best thing to stepping on the runners of your own dogsled. A gorgeous, intimate story of wildness and belonging." (Blair Braverman, author of Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube)
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- C. MERCEDES
- 2019-04-17
Enjoyed It!
really good, inspiring story ... I was drawn to it because of how much I loved The Great Alone
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- Jes Reimer
- 2019-03-13
Great writing, excellent story.
If you love personal stories that include a lot about dogs and the north, then you will love this book. Great writing and excellent story telling! I waffled between binging the entire book and pacing myself so it would last longer!
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- Wilma
- 2019-06-15
excellent
loved this novel. I cried more than once, and I'm not a big crier. facinating tale, flowing language. money well spent on this audio book.
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- Di's
- 2020-08-30
Amazing with every step and dog sled race...
Adventure tales which the author lived to share made me cheer her on! What an amazing, strong, determined and passionate women who we all (men and women) could learn from.
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- Emilyeanne
- 2020-08-12
What a beautiful escape
Beautifully written. A much needed escape into the wilderness. I won't forget this one for sure.
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- Robin
- 2020-08-05
Strong women are inspiring
The story picked up and flew through the Yukon and Alaska. I wanted more more more and while I loved the ending was sad that the story ended.
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- Amanda M. St. Peter
- 2020-04-01
amazing read!!
love every minute found myself wanting to listen all day!! enjoyed the story as it made you feel like you were actually on the running boards!
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- MedinaV
- 2020-03-18
waste of a credit
waste of a credit, it's very much incomplete and not helpful at all, I wish to get my credit back.
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- Brady Fehr
- 2020-03-03
What a great adventure!
I usually don’t like it when the author does the reading but Kristin is an exception: the emotions she felt when living this adventure come through in her reading of it (I cried right long with her when she read about Moose). Some critics dinged her for some rookie stuff but I found it endearing. Lastly, I cannot even imagine the hardship she (and Andy) endured running these events, unbelievable. Total awe and respect! Great book, hope she writes another.
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- Amie Rawlings
- 2020-02-29
wonderful adventure
This book was an entertaining and emotional adventure to read. I love sled dogs and have some experience with them, but even if I did not, this author is incredibly relatable. I feel like I just read my friends book but I've of course be we met the author. A tale of love, challenges, life, adventure, and hard work