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Susan Pope writes about nature, travel, and family. These themes are intricately woven in her memoir Rivers and Ice: A Woman’s Journey Toward Family and Forgiveness. Her writing reflects deep connections to the people and lands of the North as well as a restless pursuit of faraway places. By sharing her stories she hopes to inspire others to notice, appreciate, and care for the landscape, creatures, and people around them.
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Susan Pope’s memoir Rivers and Ice, follows five generations of one Alaskan family evolving with the rapidly changing landscape of the North. A rafting disaster, a failed canoe journey, a dash to reach a summit while deserting her daughter in bear country.
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