Northern Survival by Diane McGyver

Northern Survival by Nova Scotia author, Diane McGyver, is an action-packed story of adventure as a result of a plane crash where there are only two survivors in the Canadian wilderness.

One of the main characters, Olive Tweed is on vacation, doing research for a new novel. The other is a famous American actor, Jonathan Stone. Ending up on the same plane, it goes down when disaster strikes. After surviving the crash, they are at odds with each other from the very beginning of their survival quest. They can’t agree on which way they should head to get them back to civilization but Olive has some outdoors skills, a country girl, while Jonathan has none. Her logic wins out and they begin their trek through the wilderness.

They disagree on everything in the beginning. The dialogue is witty with snappy comebacks towards each other. The animosity between the two is evident. Regardless of how they feel about each other, they come to depend on each other. McGyver creates an interesting setting. The pair encounter many difficulties, lack of food, improper gear for the cold nights, wild animals, rushing rivers. Olive doesn’t have the answers for everything. The city boy learns survival the hard way and discovers something in his partner he didn’t expect.

This is a fine story. While the ending was somewhat predictable, it has a romantic touch that adds a little spice. A good read. People that like survival stories will enjoy this book.

Paperback : 249 pages
ISBN-10 : 1927625440
ISBN-13 : 978-1927625446
Publisher: Quarter Castle Publishing (Aug. 25, 2020)

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Growing up in South Branch, Allan Hudson was encouraged to read from an early age by his mother who was a schoolteacher. He lives in Dieppe, NB, with his wife Gloria. He has enjoyed a lifetime of adventure, and travel and uses the many experiences as ideas for his writing. He is an author of action/adventure novels, historical fiction and a short story collection. His short stories – The Ship Breakers & In the Abyss – received Honourable Mention in the New Brunswick Writer’s Federation competition. He has stories published oncommuterlit.com, The Golden Ratio and his blog - South Branch Scribbler.

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