The Strong Amongst Us

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>On a blistery day in October 1875 a boat load of Icelandic explorers crash land on a beach paradise called Willow Point on Lake Winnipeg. Except it proves to be anything but paradise.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Strong Amongst Us</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> follows the fictional Olason family on an epic journey based on actual events. Against a stunning backdrop of Lake Winnipeg young Nathan Olason scrambles to survive against all odds in this strange unforgiving new country called Canada.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Nathan and his relatives hastily construct rough cabins struggle to hunt and stay alive during the first brutal winter. He soon meets Anwa a Swampy Cree native woman who teaches him to survive in this unfamiliar land. With natural sand beaches and breathtaking sunsets the lake quickly changes to a menacing force with massive storm surges and frigid temperatures claiming lives like flies. Nath soon realizes that to claim this country as New Iceland he must persevere. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Anwa stands beside him as he struggles against heavy snowfalls emerging Canadian governments racism violence and mass starvation deaths. He begins to fall deeply in love with Anwa forming a bond others dream of. With her help they begin to triumph with hunting and ice fishing; teaching themselves how to live off the land. Then just as they think they have prevailed against the odds tragedy strikes an ominous blow; a smallpox epidemic that decimates villages quarantines the town of Gimli but most of all threatens to claim what he holds dear the most.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With stirring realism surprising bits of humor and steamy romance scenes this historical saga weaves a rich tale of immigration immense love determination resilience and the perseverance of the human spirit. It will leave you breathless.</span></p><p><br></p>