Under a Pole Star: Shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Novel Award
Autor Stef Penneyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 aug 2017
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
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.
"The contrast of the lovers' blazing relationship set against the frigid Arctic and the secrets that propel the narrative will keep readers riveted in this hard-to-forget, mesmerizing tale!" --M.J. Rose, New York Times bestselling author
Preț: 61.26 lei
Preț vechi: 80.29 lei
-24%
Puncte Express: 92
Carte disponibilă
Livrare economică 05-19 octombrie
Livrare express 19-25 septembrie pentru 48.33 lei
Livrare prin curier în România Termenul estimat este afișat lângă disponibilitate.
Transport gratuit de la 400.00 lei Plată online sau ramburs, în funcție de opțiunile comenzii.
Retur gratuit în 14 zile Comandă securizată și suport în română.
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781786481191
ISBN-10: 1786481197
Pagini: 608
Dimensiuni: 142 x 197 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția Quercus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1786481197
Pagini: 608
Dimensiuni: 142 x 197 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția Quercus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
V-ar putea interesa
-
Snow WidowsKatherine MacinnesPreț: 93.34 lei -
The Lone HuskyHannah GoldPreț: 106.84 lei -
The North PoleErling KaggePreț: 157.31 lei -
Dark Matter: The bestselling Richard & Judy book club pickMichelle Paver-27%Preț: 56.83 lei77.64 lei -
-26%Preț: 52.85 lei71.28 lei -
-25%Preț: 102.18 lei136.75 lei -
-27%Preț: 88.18 lei120.41 lei -
Flora Stormer and the Mystic Pearl: Book 2Isabella Harcourt-27%Preț: 41.78 lei56.95 lei -
Great CircleMaggie Shipstead-23%Preț: 62.52 lei80.71 lei -
Preț: 124.35 lei -
Finding FloraElinor FlorencePreț: 77.68 leiRecomandat -
Minds of WinterEd O'Loughlin-24%Preț: 54.91 lei72.51 lei -
To the Edge of the WorldTilar J. MazzeoPreț: 119.48 lei -
The EndsTom ShakespearePreț: 71.73 lei -
A Woman in the Polar NightChristiane Ritter-20%Preț: 72.90 lei91.08 lei -
True North: Travels in Arctic EuropeGavin FrancisPreț: 77.96 lei -
Wild Dark ShoreCharlotte McConaghyPreț: 71.00 lei -
The Still PointAmy SackvillePreț: 56.61 lei -
The BalloonistMacdonald Harris-18%Preț: 65.40 lei79.28 lei
Descriere
RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB 2017. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 COSTA NOVEL AWARD.
'A dazzling tale of romance and survival' (Guardian)
Follow the path to the freezing north. Follow your ambition. Follow your heart
Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of twelve. 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.
'A dazzling tale of romance and survival' (Guardian)
Follow the path to the freezing north. Follow your ambition. Follow your heart
Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of twelve. 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.
Recenzii
Penney works hard to fill her canvas with colour and conviction
A terrific and beautifully written yarn that will make readers yearn to travel and fall in love in a cold climate
It is a tribute to Penney's superlative descriptive skills that the book's erotic charge is so startlingly effective, and that her icy landscapes cast such a lasting, almost hallucinatory spell. This combination is the true rocket fuel of Under a Pole Star, and what makes it resonate long after the Snow Queen has divulged her long-held secret
Curl up with this stunningly evocative tale about an intrepid young female explorer. As immersive as it is mesmerising, this is a novel that you won't ever forget
This . . . powerful drama is played out against a landscape that dominates [Penney's] imagination
A beautifully written tale, elegant and well-observed, full of powerful descriptions of a dazzling landscape
This is an epic love story set against the forbidding beauty of snow meadows. A perfect winter read
What has marked Penney out from the start is her ability to make her extensive historical research come alive
A terrific and beautifully written yarn that will make readers yearn to travel and fall in love in a cold climate
It is a tribute to Penney's superlative descriptive skills that the book's erotic charge is so startlingly effective, and that her icy landscapes cast such a lasting, almost hallucinatory spell. This combination is the true rocket fuel of Under a Pole Star, and what makes it resonate long after the Snow Queen has divulged her long-held secret
Curl up with this stunningly evocative tale about an intrepid young female explorer. As immersive as it is mesmerising, this is a novel that you won't ever forget
This . . . powerful drama is played out against a landscape that dominates [Penney's] imagination
A beautifully written tale, elegant and well-observed, full of powerful descriptions of a dazzling landscape
This is an epic love story set against the forbidding beauty of snow meadows. A perfect winter read
What has marked Penney out from the start is her ability to make her extensive historical research come alive
Notă biografică
Stef Penney is a screenwriter and the author of three acclaimed novels: The Tenderness of Wolves, The Invisible Ones, and Under a Pole Star. The Tenderness of Wolves won the Costa Prize for Book of the Year, Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year, and was translated into thirty languages. She grew up in Edinburgh.