Under a Pole Star: Shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Novel Award
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RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB 2017. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 COSTA NOVEL AWARD.
'A novel of huge scope with a tremendous sense of period and place' Costa judges
'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.
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Praise for Under a Pole Star
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A suspenseful epic, offering a leitmotif of constant unease ... impressive - GuardianUnquestionably atmospheric, evocative and ... rewarding - Independent on SundayA tense and delicately written thriller - ObserverA remarkable literary debut ... brilliantly assured, subtly written - ScotsmanPenney's evocation of the frozen lands of northern Canada couldn't ring truer if she'd spent months wandering through the land with nothing but a pack of huskies and a native tracker for company - GuardianWithin the first fifty pages I was completely in love. It is a testimony to the power of good writing that it can present you with a world that you think you know nothing about, but by the end of [the book] you feel you own itThis subtle and superb novel brings the freezing landscape of the Canadian woods to such vivid life that the landscape itself becomes a strong character within the story - CrimesquadAn absorbing and stylish mystery - Glasgow Herald
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