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Carole Estby Dagg

    Po kariérach detskej knihovníčky, certifikovanej verejnej účtovníčky a zástupkyne riaditeľa knižnice autorka predčasne odišla do dôchodku, aby sa mohla venovať tomu, čo vždy chcela robiť: písať. Jej prvá kniha vychádzala zo skutočného príbehu jej prastarej mamy a jej matky, ktoré v roku 1896 absolvovali 6400-míľovú cestu naprieč krajinou pešo. Jej druhá kniha bola inšpirovaná domom z 30. rokov 20. storočia, ktorý si jej syn kúpil na Aljaške, a autorka sa ponorila do histórie raných dní Palmeru. Jej tvorba je pevne zakorenená v skutočných udalostiach a rodinných príbehoch, ktoré pretvára do pútavých rozprávaní.

    The Year We Were Famous: Helga and Clara Estby's Walk across a Changing America
    Sweet Home Alaska
    • Sweet Home Alaska

      • 304 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania
      4,5(62)Ohodnotiť

      "If Laura Ingalls Wilder had lived in Alaska, she might have written this novel . . ."--Kirkus Reviews It's 1934, and times are tough for Trip's family after the mill in their small Wisconsin town closes, leaving her father unemployed. Determined to provide for his family, he moves them all to Alaska to become pioneers as part of President Roosevelt's Palmer Colony project. Trip and her family are settling in, except her mom, who balks at the lack of civilization. But Trip feels like she's following in Laura Ingalls Wilder's footsteps, and she hatches a plan to raise enough money for a piano to convince her musical mother that Alaska is a wonderful and cultured home. Her sights set on the cash prize at the upcoming Palmer Colony Fair, but can Trip grow the largest pumpkin possible--using all the love, energy, and Farmer Boy expertise she can muster?

      Sweet Home Alaska