Everland by Rebecca Hunt
1913: Dinners, Millet-Bass, and Napps - three men bound not by friendship, but by an intense dependence founded on survival - will be immortalised by their decision to volunteer to scout out a series of uncharted and unknown islands in the Antarctic, a big, indifferent kingdom.
Nothing short of stunning. . something very powerful and unusual indeed * Guardian *
The making and demolishing of heroic myths is just one strand in this wonderful Antarctic adventure . . . Hunt is a talented writer. On my watch this novel would win the Booker -- Kate Saunders * The Times *
Part-thriller, part adventure story, part social drama and utterly absorbing * Daily Mail *
Hunt delivers a story that manages to be both surreally absurd and grimly captivating * Independent on Sunday *
Thought-provoking and affecting . . . a gripping story * Sunday Telegraph *
Hunt is an accomplished writer . . . rather captivating -- Sara Wheeler * Financial Times *
Hunt's Antarctica is beautifully done, and she expresses the enthralment and the hatred for it that the explorers feel -- Helen Dunmore
The making and demolishing of heroic myths is just one strand in this wonderful Antarctic adventure . . . Hunt is a talented writer. On my watch this novel would win the Booker -- Kate Saunders * The Times *
Part-thriller, part adventure story, part social drama and utterly absorbing * Daily Mail *
Hunt delivers a story that manages to be both surreally absurd and grimly captivating * Independent on Sunday *
Thought-provoking and affecting . . . a gripping story * Sunday Telegraph *
Hunt is an accomplished writer . . . rather captivating -- Sara Wheeler * Financial Times *
Hunt's Antarctica is beautifully done, and she expresses the enthralment and the hatred for it that the explorers feel -- Helen Dunmore
Rebecca Hunt graduated from Central Saint Martins College with a first class honours degree in fine art. She lives and works in London. Her first novel, Mr Chartwell, was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards New Writer of the Year.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141049939 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141049936 |
| Title | Everland |
| Author | Rebecca Hunt |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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