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Jan 05, 2015WVMLStaffPicks rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Nominated for the Giller Prize, this novel is loosely based on the controversy surrounding the race to the North Pole. Devlin Stead a young man from St. John’s leaves his home and travels to New York to track down his biological father and pursue his dream of being an explorer. He joins Dr. Frederick Cook’s team as they struggle to beat Commander Robert Peary in their quest for the pole. There is romance, and epic quest and magnificent descriptions of the bustling streets of Manhattan and the ever-shifting ice flows of the arctic. An intensely fascinating read.