Afterlands

Afterlands
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Publisher : Vintage Canada
Total Pages : 418
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ISBN-10 : 9780307369482
ISBN-13 : 030736948X
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Afterlands by : Steven Heighton

Download or read book Afterlands written by Steven Heighton and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2010-06-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From acclaimed writer Steven Heighton comes an utterly compelling story set in an age of rising nationalism and growing intolerance. Afterlands re-imagines the true story of two men and a woman who, along with sixteen unlucky companions, were cast adrift on an ice floe after the 1872 Polaris expedition failed. Roland Kruger, a German immigrant, finds himself drawn to the mysterious Inuit woman Tukulito, while George Tyson, the compromised leader of the expedition, faces a mutiny as supplies run low. But it is only when Tyson publishes his dangerously dishonest account of the polar events a few years afterward that the full effects of those tragic months of hardship and deprivation are felt. Afterlands is a novel rich with unrequited love, divided loyalty and unsettled scores. This novel is a triumph of storytelling from one of Canada’s most acclaimed writers. Gripping and beautiful, it is a scintillating exploration of the extremes of human experience. Afterlands brilliantly examines both a devastating encounter with the natural world and the unrelenting demands of the human heart.


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