by Stef Penney · Quercus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781786481191
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«Under a Pole Star» is the historical and romantic novel by Stef Penney, published by Quercus in paperback (608 pages, in English).
Flora Mackie, daughter of a whaler, becomes a scientist and leads a British expedition to Greenland at the end of the 19th century. American geologist Jakob de Beyn joins a rival expedition; when their paths cross, passion and ambition mark their lives in Greenland during the golden age of polar exploration.
Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2017 and winner of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, it was also selected by the Richard and Judy book club.
Readers of historical and romantic fiction with a polar setting will find here a story of adventure, ambition and love.
Stef Penney is a Scottish filmmaker and novelist.
