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The Cage [Paperback]

Audrey Schulman (Author)
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Publication Date: January 1, 2001
Widely acclaimed throughout the U.S. and Canada, the debut novel from Audrey Schulman reveals a talent as dazzling as the arctic landscape she so brilliantly evokes. THE CAGE is an unparalleled literary adventure -- the story of shy and socially awkward photographer Beryl Findham, and her search for self in the most desolate corner of the Earth, among the most dangerous creatures that live.

 

 Widely acclaimed throughout the U.S. and Canada, the debut novel from Audrey Schulman reveals a talent as dazzling as the arctic landscape she so brilliantly evokes. THE CAGE is an unparalleled literary adventure -- the story of shy and socially awkward photographer Beryl Findham, and her search for self in the most desolate corner of the Earth, among the most dangerous creatures that live.

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From Publishers Weekly

A female wildlife photographer joins an all-male expedition to northern Canada to photograph polar bears, only to find herself trapped with the others on the frozen terrain.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

In this feminist adventure story, Beryl is the only woman member of a photographic team sent on assignment to Churchill, Manitoba to capture polar bears in their natural habitat. Accompanied by three men, a video cameraman, a writer, and a guide, Beryl must learn to work in the extreme cold of the Canadian tundra and in dangerous proximity to the massive animals. To escape the weather and the bears, the team is forced to spend long hours together in close quarters. The cage of the title is both a literal one--a small iron enclosure from which to photograph the bears in safety--and a metaphorical one--the cage of helplessness and inferiority from which women are emerging to challenge men at their own games. Although it may leave you longing for a hot cocoa beside a warm fire, this gripping, fast-paced narrative is recommended.
- Barbara Love, St. Lawrence Coll., Kingston, Ontario
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial (January 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0380729709
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380729708
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent adventure that brings the cold of the Arctic into your living room. Most of us have heard about the annual polar bear migration to Churchill, and this well written novel describes the beauty and the terror of that event. For a period each year its like aliens have landed and you must be constantly alert or suffer tragic consequences. The expedition of the media people is fascinating and terrifying. Why hasn't this author written another book? I'm certainly ready for it.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
A pleasant surprise February 27, 2002
Format:Paperback
I picked this book up out of a stack of freebies several years ago, and continually passed it over when browsing my bookshelves for a new read. Last night, I picked it up, reread the back cover, and gave it a shot. Less than four hours later, I finished the book with arched eyebrows, very pleasantly surprised by how good it was.

Schulman does an *excellent* job of placing the reader in the moment with her highly-descriptive writing. The amount of detail is perfect - never so much that the story drags while describing the setting, but almost always enough so that the reader can feel the depth of the cold, smell the polar bears, and hear the crunch of snow.

She also does a wonderful job of conveying the protagonist's thought processes and she undergoes radical changes in how she thinks of herself and the world through her challenges. This *may* be a book enjoyed more by women than by men - I don't mean to say that men won't understand it, rather that women (on the whole) might relate more intimately with how the main character thinks and feel.

I'll definitely pick up the other books by this author - I very much enjoyed her writing voice.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is a wonderful novel! Nice work Ms. Schulman. The story: A photgrapher gets a contract to go to the Artic and photograph polar bears from inside a cage. The bears are fiercely predatory of course. And it is cold. Very cold.

I don't think this book is strongly feminist, but I was certainly aware of the female perspective and authorship (I'm a male). Regardless, the book works . . . for ALL readers. Wonderful development of and faithfulness to the characters, perfect pace and level of detail, plots and sub-plots, a little romance but not unrealistic or vulgar, and - best of all - Schulman did her homework in spades regarding the polar bears and human arctic survival issues. I look forward to reading Schulman again. And for the rest of my life I will pause, watch and imagine when viewing a polar bear.
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Book in good shape, shipment was fast, read it years ago and liked it better....I remembered it being better than it was. but Amazon did their part.
Published 20 months ago by caelli
A book I keep coming back to!
I have bought numerous copies of this book to loan to friends because there is something so mesmerizing about it. Read more
Published on December 9, 2008 by Rebecca B. Boone
One of the Best
Having lived in Alaska for thirty years, I'm buying a hard copy of this book to take with me as I leave. Read more
Published on November 28, 2005 by C. Brown
Achingly harsh and beautiful
The Cage is a chillingly toothy book about disaster, survival, and human nature. Beautifully written. Audrey Schulman is my hero. Read more
Published on July 15, 2005 by S. C. Watson
The Cage
Photographer Beryl Findham has come to a frozen bay at the bleak and empty top of the world, she was hired to capture on film the raw and deceptive power of nature untamed. Read more
Published on January 7, 2004
Beginning was Lame Middle was Cool and Ending was horrible!
Well, first off the first 80pages were useless, just a short bio of the main character Beryl and little events describing what she would be doing. Read more
Published on March 8, 2002
This novel was an unexpected surprise.
I found this novel in a used book store and just loved it. I like the style of writing and the main character's fascination with the polar bears. Read more
Published on July 26, 2001 by Kathy A. Mccollum
A Surprisingly Good Little Novel
This book sat in my room for months, given to me by my Aunt and continually passed over, until, desperate for something to read I picked it up. I wish I had months earlier. Read more
Published on June 3, 2001
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I was engrossed in this book as soon as I began reading the first sentence. As the reader procedes, she in informed of the multiple metaphorical cages that Beryl, the main... Read more
Published on September 9, 2000 by LittleTiny
Great summer read
It's very hot in Port Hueneme right now, especially where I live, which is on the other side of a hill from the ocean. Read more
Published on July 21, 2000 by kingbub
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