The Ice Master

It is almost winter here in good ol' Minnesota. The days are growing shorter and the colder, though there is still plenty of sunshine and good weather. Still, it is inevitable that there will soon be snow and ice and sunless mornings and freezing nights. All in all, though, I realize it is not so bad after reading a particular book called The Ice Master. I am still in the process of reading it, but thus far it is extremely good--and "thus far" is about four chapters from the end. The book is about the true story of an arctic expedition on the whaling ship Karluk that was trapped in the ice and then sank far north in the Arctic Sea. It is a wonderful book that leaves you with the knowledge that you can handle a chilly winter in Minnesota when the average winter temperature on the ice was anywhere between negative twenty and negative fifty. Brrrr! 'Tis a cold, cold tale but very good. The Ice Master is by Jennifer Niven and I highly recommend it.