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This Much Country
- Narrated by: Kristin Knight Pace
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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This Much Country
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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.
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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)
What listeners say about This Much Country
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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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- andrew
- 2021-06-17
eh
Decent story, but it was way to riddled with propaganda that is damaging to American society.
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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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- 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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- PrairieGirl
- 2023-02-05
A tale of adventure and growth
The word badass is overused in describing women lately, but it sure fits Kristin! From her move to Montana and the tough work building trails, to finding a new home in Alaska and taking up mushing -- she continually pushed herself harder. The book weaves stories of work and dogs with her own maturation and self-awareness as a woman and wife. She never took the easy route, and that made for great listening!
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- Tasha
- 2023-01-29
Great adventure story
Great and enjoyable story. Thank you for sharing your life and adventures. I loved it!
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- Carla Soto
- 2023-01-17
great story!
loved it! what a wonderful memoir.
women are super heroes!
I wish we all could actually LIVE our dreams like Kristen did.
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- Jason
- 2023-01-11
Excellent book
Definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves the outdoors and success stories and a inspirational story for mushers.
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- kerri nixon
- 2023-01-09
Excellent adventure
Truly inspiring. Glad the author narrated the story. I could feel how certain experiences affected her.