Upon Ada's miraculous return after two years on the island, the international press heralded her as the female Robinson Crusoe, and people were quick to celebrate her as an idol and an inspiration. "She had 'guts' like a hero," wrote one newspaper reporter. "Her physical stomach wasn't a bit more adapted to seal oil and blubber than theirs. But in Ada's heart there was a fire that isn't easily blown out. If Ada ever takes it into her head that she would like to see what the North Pole looks like, she will wade up and look at the place."
Perhaps the next time someone asks me if I am a writer of romance, I will remind them of the beauty of finding the story in everything, and I will tell them of a sweet, unassuming young woman who never thought of labeling herself. "Brave?" Ada would say whenever people would praise her courage. "I don't know about that. But I would never give up hope while I'm still alive."
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