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 Most gripping first-person adventure story I've ever read. November 21, 1998
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A beautifully written account. One page Alvah Simon is hanging off an iceburg by his fingernails, the next page he's chasing his waste bucket in a blizzard. Then there are the polar bears. The absurdity of deciding to DO such a thing as winter in the polar ice in a sailboat notwithstanding, the writing is superb. I'm glad he survived so Jon Krakauer didn't write his story. The book deserves a wide audience. Mr. Simons' keen observations of the native people as well as birds, plants and animals of the Arctic should not be missed by anyone who enjoys adventure stories.
This adventure fuels our minds and our souls. October 2, 1998
kathi@troy-jenn.com (Cudahy, WI)
Alvah Simon invites you into his adventure.Page by page you are experiencing every gust of wind, you feel the pain,the despair and the joy. This adventure gives us all hope, that we too can seek out the adventures in our mind and make them real. No matter of time or money. Alvah and Diana are true adventurers, following their needs to find inner peace. I look forward to experiencing their next adventure, if only through their words. Their words are my eyes.
Beautiful, multi-facted work from a natural storyteller September 28, 1998
R. H. Kaige (USA)
"North To The Night" is a grand story of husband and wife adventurers facing relentless danger and surmounting internal struggles. From the outset to the introspective conclusion - this is a good read. I felt I was a witness to the disciplined preparations, the dangers, the fun, the arctic beauty, and the friends gained. This is a deeply moving, honest, informative, and rewarding story of a journey taken by Diana and Alvah Simon. Take the opportunity to ride along on the trip north of the Arctic Circle and spend the lonely winter without sunlight. You will remember the Roger Henry and its crew's story for long, long, time.
Excellent book,gripping to the last moment. August 4, 1998
Alvah Simon has an incredible way with words. He brings the reader right into the scene with him, seeing, feeling and experiencing the arctic world as if you were there. His insights into the culture and environment of the North are unsurpassed by any other book on the arctic I've ever read. This is one book you won't be able to put down.
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