Under a Pole Star by Stef Penney
A panoramic historical epic and an unforgettable love story from the author of the Costa-winning The Tenderness of Wolves, for fans of Sarah Perry, Jessie Burton and Donna Tartt
Penney works hard to fill her canvas with colour and conviction * Sunday Times *
A terrific and beautifully written yarn that will make readers yearn to travel and fall in love in a cold climate * The Times *
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 spellThis 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 * Guardian *
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 * Heat *
This . . . powerful drama is played out against a landscape that dominates [Penney's] imagination * Daily Mail *
A beautifully written tale, elegant and well-observed, full of powerful descriptions of a dazzling landscape * Sunday Express *
This is an epic love story set against the forbidding beauty of snow meadows. A perfect winter read * Red Magazine *
What has marked Penney out from the start is her ability to make her extensive historical research come alive * Sunday Herald *
A terrific and beautifully written yarn that will make readers yearn to travel and fall in love in a cold climate * The Times *
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 spellThis 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 * Guardian *
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 * Heat *
This . . . powerful drama is played out against a landscape that dominates [Penney's] imagination * Daily Mail *
A beautifully written tale, elegant and well-observed, full of powerful descriptions of a dazzling landscape * Sunday Express *
This is an epic love story set against the forbidding beauty of snow meadows. A perfect winter read * Red Magazine *
What has marked Penney out from the start is her ability to make her extensive historical research come alive * Sunday Herald *
Stef Penney grew up in Edinburgh. She is the author of the international bestseller, The Tenderness of Wolves, winner of the overall Costa Award; The Invisible Ones; Under a Pole Star, shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award, and The Beasts of Paris. Stef lives in London, E8.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786481191 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786481197 |
| Title | Under a Pole Star |
| Author | Stef Penney |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-08-10 |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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