Book description
A haunting story of love, art, and betrayal, set against the heart-pounding backdrop of Antarctic exploration-from the Boston Globe-bestselling author of The Clover House.
The year is 1910, and two Antarctic explorers, Watts and Heywoud, are racing to the South Pole. Back in London, Viola, a photo-journalist, harbors love for…
Why read it?
1 author picked Terra Nova as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I felt cold while reading Terra Nova, even though I was inside a warm house and under a blanket. That’s how strong the writing and imagery are in this novel, which is set in the early 1800s and narrated by three people: two Antarctic explorers locked in a race to plant a British flag at the pole and the woman back in London who loves them both.
She’s a photographer, and her decision to capture the bodies of London’s hunger strikers will have lifelong ramifications for all three of them.
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