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The last whaler / Cynthia Reeves.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Reeves Last
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reeves, Cynthia, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Whaling stations--Fiction.
- Whaling stations.
- Whaling ships--Fiction.
- Whaling ships.
- Botanists--Fiction.
- Botanists.
- Survival--Fiction.
- Survival.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on--Fiction.
- Nature.
- Nineteen thirties--Fiction.
- Nineteen thirties.
- Svalbard (Norway)--History--Fiction.
- Svalbard (Norway).
- Arctic regions--20th century--Fiction.
- Arctic regions.
- Book clubs (Discussion groups)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Book clubs (Discussion groups).
- Genre:
- Historical fiction.
- Psychological fiction.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Raleigh, NC : Regal House Publishing, [2024]
- Summary:
- "THE LAST WHALER is an elegiac meditation on the will to survive under extreme conditions. Tor, a beluga whaler, and his wife, Astrid, a botanist specializing in Arctic flora, are stranded during the dark season of 1937-38 at his remote whaling station when they misjudge ice conditions and fail to rendezvous with the ship meant to carry them back to their home in southern Norway. Beyond enduring the Arctic winter's twenty-four-hour night, the couple must cope with the dangers of polar bears, violent storms, and bitter cold as well as Astrid's unexpected pregnancy. THE LAST WHALER concerns the impact of humans on pristine environments, the isolation of mental illness, the sustenance of religious faith, and the solace of storytelling."--Amazon
- Notes:
- Includes book club questions.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9781646035083
- 1646035089
- OCLC:
- 1452984068
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