The Voyage of the Narwhal
Author: Andrea Barrett
In Andrea Barrett’s extraordinary novel of Arctic and personal exploration, maps are deceitful, ice all-powerful, and reputation more important than truth or human lives. When the Narwhal sets sail from Philadelphia in May 1855, its ostensible goal is to find the crew of a long-vanished expedition–or at least their relics–and be home before winter. Of course, if the men….Read More
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