Sara wheeler ten years after her bestselling book on the antarctic, terra incognita, wheeler journeys to the opposite pole to take the measure of what is at once the most pristine place on earth and the locus. Notes from the arctic circle, was chosen as book of the year by will self, michael palin, a. The magnetic north notes from the arctic circle by sara wheeler. Smashing through the arctic ocean with the crew of a russian icebreaker, herding reindeer across the tundra with lapps and shadowing the transalaskan pipeline with truckers, sara wheeler uncovers the beautiful, brutal reality of the arctic. Sara wheelers books include the international bestseller terra incognita. O my america six women and their second acts in a new world 59 copies. The article focuses on two books of travel writing, gavin franciss true north. The penguin book of womens new travel writing editor 23 copies.
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Notes from the arctic circle 2009, 2011, which represent journeys around the. Smashing through the arctic ocean with the crew of a russian icebreaker. Sara wheeler was brought up in bristol and studied classics and modern languages at brasenose college, university of oxford. After writing about her travels on the greek island of euboea and in chile, she was accepted by the us national science foundation as their first female writerinresidence at the south pole, and spent seven months in antarctica. In terra incognita 1998, wheeler too close to the sun. The magnetic north is a spicy confection of history, science and reflection in. Now, wheeler journeys to the opposite pole to create a. Smashing through the arctic ocean with the crew of a russian icebreaker, herding reindeer across the tundra with lapps and shadowing the transalaskan pipeline with truckers, sara wheeler discovers a compex and ambiguous land belonging both to ancient myth and modern controvery. Erica wagner, the times uk the magnetic north offers a fascinating tour of a disappearing world. Notes from the arctic circle, she has decided to examine the very different world of the arctic.
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The rush began in the 1860s, when a hudsons bay company clerk at fort yukon, on the great bend of the yukon river where it touches the arctic circle, reported that a missionary had seen so much gold in a local river that he could have gathered it with a spoon one wonders why he didnt. Wheeler tells living on earths steve curwood of her adventures and how bureaucracy and new technology are changing indigenous peoples lives. A globe and mail best books of the year 2011 titlemore than a decade ago, sara wheeler traveled to antarctica to understand a continent nearly lost to myth and. Notes from the arctic circle, about her arctic journeys with kids in tow above the. Notes from the arctic circle, takes readers on a journey around the arctic circle.
In her new book, british writer sara wheeler takes a circular journey around the arctic region, through what she calls the collar of lands around the arctic ocean. The audacious life and times of denys finch hatton, 2007, etc. A globe and mail best books of the year 2011 title. Sara wheeler s new book combines two of her main interests, travel writing and cold places. Notes from the arctic circle, was chosen as book of the year by will. Sara wheeler smashing through the arctic ocean with the crew of a russian icebeaker herding reindeer across the tundra with lapps and shadowing the trans alaskan pipeline with truckers, sara wheeler uncovers the.
The arctic ocean is surrounded by continents with five. A globe and mail best books of the year 2011 title more than a decade ago, sara wheeler traveled to antarctica to understand a continent nearly lost to myth and lore. Showing the adaptation of human nature to survive the ever changing conditions of the polar regions makes us, the reader, realise the delicate balance between environmental issues and commercialism. In magnetic north, getting to the bottom of the top of.
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Although she has written about road trips in chile and big game hunters in kenya, her own magnetic attraction seems to be towards the poles. The magnetic north by sara wheeler penguin books australia. Sara diane wheeler frsl born 20 march 1961 is an english travel author and biographer, noted for her accounts of polar regions. This distressing reality, and the enduring glimpses of beauty within it, is what sara wheeler s new book, the magnetic north. Sara wheeler s books include the international bestseller terra incognita. More than a decade ago, sara wheeler traveled to antarctica to understand a continent nearly lost to myth and lore.