Mrs. Mike

Mrs. Mike
by Benedict Freedman, Nancy Freedman

Mrs. Mike
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Author: Benedict Freedman, Nancy Freedman
Brand: Penguin Group USA
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-01-08
ISBN: 0425183238
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Berkley Trade

Book Reviews of Mrs. Mike

Book Review: What happened to Katherine Mary Flannigan?
Summary: 5 Stars

I was given this book my mother as a teenager and just loved it. Although I haven't read it in years, I noticed it at bookstore recently and wondered yet again what happened to Katherine Mary? Well, I do research as part of my job, and decided to search the net and here's what I found:

Katherine Mary wrote her own book, published in 1951, called "The Faith of Mrs. Kelleen" It's a novelized version of her Irish great-aunt Honora Kelleen's story about trying to prove the innocence of her son. It's available used on Amazon. If you are willing to buy the archived NY Times review, as I did, you will see a pen-and-ink drawing of Katherine Mary, then approx. 61, that accompanies the review.

Also, through the NY Times archives (and also for money) I found a short obit released by the Canadian Press. According to the obit, she died on August 9, 1954 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where she was visiting friends and relatives. At that time, she was living in Vancouver. She also evidently remarried, since the obit called her Mrs. John P. Knox, and referred to Sgt. Mike as the man she was first married to, and that she met the Freedmans as a widow. For such a short obit, there were some jumbled facts...for instance it said she was 54 when she died (if you go by the timeline in Mrs. Mike, she should have been 64) but that she met the Freedmans in her late 50s. It didn't list any children or other relatives nor did it mention her supposed husband. I searched other online newspaper archives, but that's all I found. No doubt, there is more complete obit in a Canadian newspaper somewhere, it's just not available online.

There is a post on this review site that says the authors told a fan that Sgt. Mike died of appendicitis and Katherine Mary moved to California and became a nurse and never remarried. Now, it seems that she did. If Mr. and Mrs. Freedman still monitor these reviews, perhaps they'll let us know if what I found is correct. Maybe sometime I'll put up wikipedia page for the book. I'm sure we won't be the last people to wonder what happened!

I understand from yet another archived review of "Mrs. Mike" that the Freedman's own love story is pretty compelling. I wonder if Mrs. Freedman met Mrs. Flannigan while dealing with her medical problems. Knowing the backstory to Mrs. Mike would be satisfying for all its fans.

I still feel connected to the Mrs. Mike story and to those who brought it alive. What a wonderful book!

Summary of Mrs. Mike

A classic tale that has enchanted millions of readers worldwide, Mrs. Mike brings the fierce, stunning landscape of the Great North to life—and masterfully evokes the tender, touching moments that bring a man and a woman together forever.

Recently arrived in Calgary, Alberta after a long, hard journey from Boston, sixteen-year-old Katherine Mary O?Fallon never imagined that she could lose her heart so easily—or so completely. Standing over six feet tall, with ?eyes so blue you could swim in them,? Mike Flannigan is a well-respected sergeant in the Canadian Mounted Police—and a man of great courage, kindness, and humor. Together, he and his beloved Kathy manage to live a good, honest life in this harsh, unforgiving land—and find strength in a love as beautiful and compelling as the wilderness around them?

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