My Three Lives

by Mary Carey

A few seconds more and I felt the brakes screech and the car veer wildly. I was slung against the door as we turned off the highway. Roy had found a side road and was tearing down it at break-neck speed, lights off. The cops realized we had turned, however, and were still in hot pursuit, lights on. "They're gaining," Roy reported. "Get ready to quit the car when you feel me hit the next corner." A shot rang out. A second and then a third. The car began careening wildly. I'm not sure how Roy managed to keep it upright. Before I realized we had stopped. Roy pushed me from the car and catapulted me across a fence into a clump of bushes. Grabbing my hand he started dragging me out of range., in case there was more gunfire. By this time the police car had slid to a stop in back of ours. We looked back. Nothing except a cloud of dust was visible. As we looked back we ran head-on into an irrigation ditch and plunged into waist-deep water. "Come Out! Come out or we'll shoot!" came menacing command from the police car. I was ready to come out but a restraining hand held me back.

443 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1997

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mary Carey ran an inn outside of Denali National Park for many years. Her daughter is a neighbor of my sister's and we ate at the inn while on vacation in Alaska. I've already read "Alaska, Not for a Woman", which is fascinating.

This book took me several weeks to finish, partly because I got bogged down in the sections which she included in her previous autobiography. Once I got passed those sections, I enjoyed the first-hand account of her life as a homesteader and her contributions to Alaskan tourism.

There are better written books on the subject, but Mary Carey led an unusual life and I enjoyed reading more about her.

[Catherine Riley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, I bought this book from the author's grandaughter, when we were on travel in Alaska. She indicated at the time , in 2008 , Jennifer Anniston was going to ply Mary Carey and and film contract was underway. Never happened as far as I know.
Of course it peaked my interest, but I must say, even though her life may have been very exciting, the novel is poorly written and does not hold you interest.
Catherine

[Nicola Olsen · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was not very impressed with this book. It was sensational but sensational all the time gets a little bit tedious. She never seems to think about anything that happens to her. It just happens.