Mrs. Mike (Paperback)

by Benedict Freedman (Author), Nancy Freedman (Author) "THE WORST WINTER in fifty years, the old Scotsman had told me..." (more)
Key Phrases: squaw root, yellow handkerchief, Mary Aroon, Uncle John, Sergeant Mike (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
A moving love story set in the Canadian wilderness, Mrs. Mike is a classic tale that has enchanted millions of readers worldwide. It brings the fierce, stunning landscape of the Great North to life-and tenderly evokes the love that blossoms between Sergeant Mike Flannigan and beautiful young Katherine Mary O'Fallon.

"It is the personality of Sgt. Mike blowing through this account like a clear breeze that gives it a refreshing quality. Everyone's dream of a cop, he was also a romantic and understanding husband, the fondest of fathers; a man of honor and humor." (New York Times)

"Mrs. Mike...is the story of the start of young love, its growth to maturity, and its acceptance of a dangerous, hard, but enthralling life." (Los Angeles Herald-Express)

About the Author
Benedict and Nancy Freedman are at work on more books in the Mrs. Mike saga.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (January 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425183238
• ISBN-13: 978-0425183236
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (156 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,654 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book started my relentless reading hobby, November 10, 2003

By	Peggy Vincent "author and reader" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mrs. Mike: The Story Of Katherine Mary Flannigan (Paperback)

I'm not the first woman who claims that this is the book that made her fall in love with reading. I came across it in my mother's bookshelf maybe 50 yrs ago, when I was about 11, and I don't believe anyone saw me for the next few days as I plowed my way through it.
Mrs. Mike is the love story of Katherine Mary, a young Irish girl from Boston, and Sergeant Mike of the Canadian Mounties, under whose supervision falls all of the great Canadian wilderness. Katherine Mary comes from a world of privilege and comfort. When she moves with her husband to the North Pole region, let's say it took a bit of adjustment. It's a romance, an adventure, a coming-of-age, a tragedy, and a history. Give it to your niece or daughter or granddaughter. Give it to your sister, your friend, your neighbor. I guarantee, they'll all love it.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book for adolescence up to old age!, April 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mrs. Mike: The Story Of Katherine Mary Flannigan (Paperback)

Like most other reviewers, I first read this book as a 13-year-old, 30 years ago. I laughed, I cried, I fell in love with Sgt. Mike Flannigan. Many years later, I was lucky enough to receive a first edition copy from my husband's family and it remains a treasure in my personal library. This book made a lifetime impression on me as a young girl to love and respect nature and native folklore, as well as to find a mate who is also my best friend! Highly recommended!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite book of all time!, November 9, 1999

By	Susann Getsch (Ballston Spa, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mrs. Mike (Library Binding)

I first read this book 30 years ago, at the age of 10. Although I mentioned it to agemates throughout the years, no one else had read it. I recommended it highly, but my compatriots of the time hadn't a great deal of interest in reading.

Imagine my surprise when I mentioned to a family friend 30 years older than me that it was my favorite book of all time, and she launched into a very accurate synopsis of it! She too had read it as a young girl and had thoroughly enjoyed it. I had spent so much time thinking I was the only one who had ever read it, it almost seemed like a private gift to me, but one which I had wanted to share with someone else for so long!

I was so pleased to read the positive reviews by other readers. Now I know I am not the only person who was so very touched by this story that I have reread it at least often enough to know by heart whole passages!