The Golden Snare

We present the novel "The Golden Loop" by the well-known Canadian writer, the "singer of the North"—James Oliver Kervud. A passionate traveler and researcher, Kervud lived for a long time in Northern Canada and loved the land, its nature, and its inhabitants, which is why many of his novels are dedicated to them. In his fast-paced adventure books, Kervud celebrates the romance of harsh and difficult life of gold prospectors and hunters in Alaska and Canada, depicting the pristine beauty of the North.

In his captivating novels, dangers threaten both people and animals—sometimes even death—yet they come out victorious. With them, goodness, loyalty, and courage triumph.

"Bram Johnson was an extraordinary man even for his North. Without saying anything else, he was the product of his surroundings and extreme necessity—and of something else, that made him a man with a soul, and a devil with a heart. In this story of Bram himself, the girl, and another person that comes along with Bram—you shouldn’t take them too harshly. He was capable of both sensitivity and cruelty. Besides, it’s doubtful he ever had what is generally called a soul. If he did, then it must have gotten lost somewhere in the deep forests and in the wild environment that surrounded him."