About the Book
About the Book
Under a Pole Star
Sometimes you have to travel to the farthest edge of the world in order to find your true place in it...
A panoramic historical epic and an unforgettable love story from the author of THE TENDERNESS OF WOLVES, for fans of Kristin Hannah, Sarah Perry and Barbara Kingsolver
A whaler's daughter, Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of 12. Years later, in 1892, determination and chance lead her back to northern Greenland as a scientist at the head of a British expedition, defying the expectations of those who believe a woman has no place in that harsh world.
Geologist Jakob de Beyn was raised in Manhattan. Yearning for wider horizons, he joins a rival expedition. Jakob and Flora's paths cross. It is a fateful meeting, where passion and ambition collide and an irresistible attraction is born.
The violent extremes of the north obsess them both: perpetual night and endless day; frozen seas and coastal meadows, and the strange, maddening pull it exerts on the people trying to make their mark on its vast expanses --- a pursuit of glory whose outcome will reverberate for years to come.
Audiobook available, narrated by Cathleen McCarron
Under a Pole Star
- Publication Date: September 4, 2018
- Genres: Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Quercus
- ISBN-10: 1681441160
- ISBN-13: 9781681441160