Under a pole star
Record details
- ISBN: 9781681441177
- ISBN: 1681441179
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Physical Description:
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580 pages : map ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York : Quercus, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: London : Quercus, 2016. Includes glossary. "A novel"--Front cover. |
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Subject: | Explorers -- Fiction Women explorers -- Fiction Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Fiction Greenland -- Discovery and exploration -- Fiction |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | Penn (Text) | 33294002016129 | Adult Fiction - Second Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
A whaler's daughter, Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of twelve and fell in love with the cold and unforgiving terrain. In 1889, she sets out to become a scientist and explorer. Despite those who believe that a young woman has no place in this harsh world of men, her determination leads her back to northern Greenland at the head of a British expedition. Yearning for wider horizons, American geologist Jakob de Beyn joins a rival expedition led by the furiously driven Lester Armitage. When the path of Flora's expedition meets theirs, the three lives become intertwined. All are obsessed with the north, a place where violent extremes exist side by side: perpetual night and endless day; frozen seas and coastal meadows; heroism and lies. Armitage's ruthless desire to be the true leader of polar discovery takes him and his men on a mission whose tragic outcome will reverberate for years to come. Set against the stark, timeless beauty of northern Greenland, and fin-de-siècle New York and London, Under a Pole Star is a compelling look at the dark side of the golden age of exploration, a study of the corrosive power of ambition, and an epic, incendiary love story.