Oil and water, she finds herself repeating inanely, oil and water don't mix. The stench of it scrapes the back of her throat. Traversing the oil spill is like motoring through a boundless sewer. The blurb: Influenced by her own experience during the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Mei Mei Evans' novel centers on a down-on-his-luck skipper and his lone deckhand as an oil spill threatens the coast community of Selby.Įxcerpt: "Lee paces the deck. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.By Mei Mei Evans (University of Alaska Press, $15.95) This novel paints a vivid image of life on the last frontier and encourages the reader to question what lessons can be learned from history. Escape is also discovered with four miners, each providing their own unique treasures.
Her character takes flight from a harsh existence through her growing love of the mysterious Alaskan landscape and a sensual relationship with Alex, another "soiled dove". Mandy's journal entries reveal poignant conflict between a very profitable business venture and her quest for dignity.
Corruption and conspiracy are woven into a tapestry of the daily struggle for survival in the Arctic. With detailed historical accuracy, Lorina Ewing traces the rapid expansion of Nome from a gold-laden beach lined with canvas tents to a bustling community of 16,000 miners, merchants, and townspeople. The alliance begins life in Nome, Alaska, eventually building an upscale saloon and prosperous house of ill repute. After two years working the sheets in a Seattle brothel, she ventures north with her cousin, J.J., and her own bevy of doves. Left with little opportunity after the death of her husband in Durango, Colorado, Mandy is thrust into a fate of the world's oldest profession. Diary of an Alaskan Madam is the fictional account of Mandy Stockton during the birth of gold rush Nome.
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