When Cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a
fairy tale about her mother, who made a deal with the Polar
Bear King and was swept away to the ends of the earth. Now
that Cassie is older, she knows the story was a nice way of
saying her mother had died. Cassie lives with her father at
an Arctic research station, is determined to become a
scientist, and has no time for make-believe.
Then, on her eighteenth birthday, Cassie comes face-to-face
with a polar bear who speaks to her. He tells her that her
mother is alive, imprisoned at the ends of the earth. And he
can bring her back -- if Cassie will agree to be his bride.
That is the beginning of Cassie's own real-life fairy tale,
one that sends her on an unbelievable journey across the
brutal Arctic, through the Canadian boreal forest, and on
the back of the North Wind to the land east of the sun and
west of the moon. Before it is over, the world she knows
will be swept away, and everything she holds dear will be
taken from her -- until she discovers the true meaning of
love and family in the magical realm of Ice.
I too enjoy Oct. Love Starbucks pumpkin spice and gingerbread spice coffee. Love the leaves turning and sitting by a fire with a good book. (Mary Branham 5:56pm October 20, 2009)
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