Nancy Gardiner

Hairy Leg News Nancy Gardiner

As a young woman Nancy Begalki Gardiner moves to Yellowknife, capital city of the Northwest Territories of Canada, for a job. She figures she'll stay for a few months before returning south and getting on with her life.

More than three decades later Gardiner is still there-and with Hairy Leg News, she offers readers a hilarious and fascinating look into how people survive and even thrive in the harsh, dark land.

Drawn from real-life experiences, the fictional stories and essays in this collection celebrate the tenacity and grit necessary to make it through the longest season-and showcase Gardiner's biting humor and witty take on life.

In the wonderfully dry style of Erma Bombeck, Gardiner treats readers to her observations on topics such as surfing the "winternet" for tips on how to recognize a tropical beach, sleeping with snow plows groaning down the street all night, and what to do when the beauty cream sample in your mailbox is frozen solid. A lighthearted look at how to cope with the dominant seasons of the year: winter, getting ready for winter, and getting over winter, Hairy Leg News provides a cure for cabin fever as well as a nice, cool remedy for hot flashes.