Dorian Amos Books

The absolutely inspiring true tale of a young couple who gave up the "good life" in England to start a new life in the wilderness of the Yukon Dorian Amos—a painter from Cornwall—and his wife decided that they were in need of adventure, so they gave up their comfortable life and traveled to Yukon Territory in the remote Canadian wilderness. Told by Dorian with warmth and humor, this is the compelling account of their adventures. Buying a piece of land in the forest just outside Dawson City, they revel in the stark beauty of the landscape and the liberation they feel from the mundanity of their former home—crossing frozen rivers just to buy food, hunting caribou, coming face to face with bears, and building their own log cabin. The perfect tale for anyone feeling that there must be more to life, their story will convince readers to stop putting their dreams on hold.

The sequel to the bestselling book about leaving the UK for a new life in the Yukon, Dorian and his growing family get gold fever, start to stake land claims and prospect for gold. Follow them along the learning curve about where to look for gold and how to live in this harsh climate. It shows that with good humor and resilience life can only get better.

Warum nur davon träumen? – fragen sich Dorian Amos und seine Frau Bridget. Das junge Paar, er Comic-Zeichner, sie Krankenschwester, lässt Job und Alltag in England hinter sich, um in Kanadas Wildnis ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Schnell finden sie in der Nähe der alten Goldschlägerstadt Dawson am Yukon den idealen Platz für ein eigenes Blockhaus, doch dann beginnen die Schwierigkeiten für die beiden ahnungslosen Aussteiger: mangelndes Glück beim Angeln, gefährliche Flussüberquerungen bei eisigen Temperaturen, bedrohliche Begegnungen mit Grizzlybären und nicht zuletzt die Herausforderung ein Blockhaus zu bauen. Dennoch das Fazit der beiden: ein Leben im Rhythmus der Jahreszeiten, mit der Freude an den einfachen Dingen, inmitten der unbeschreiblichen Natur, ist genau das Leben, nach dem sie gesucht hatten.