Synopsis
'Grisly, addictive fun . . . I devoured it in 24 hours' – Emilia Hart, author of Weyward
In deepest winter, beware the coldest hearts . . .
London, 1850. Constance Horton has disappeared.
Maude, her older sister, knows only that Constance abandoned the apothecary they call home, and, disguised as a boy, boarded a ship bound for the Arctic. She never returned....
Details
18 January 2024336 pages
9781529072907Imprint: Picador
Reviews
This is escapist fiction at its best. Grisly, addictive fun . . . I devoured it in 24 hoursEmilia Hart, author of Weyward
Brilliant! Every page is stuffed with adventure . . . A joyous, propulsive piece of writing from a truly talented writerStuart Turton, author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Thrilling, heartfelt and utterly compulsive — a gripping adventure story and an intelligent, richly textured portrait of a moment in history . . . I loved itEmma Stonex, bestselling author The Lamplighters
Adventurous and beautifully written, I loved the clever, propulsive storytelling and the wealth of historical detail . . . so accomplished, I thoroughly enjoyed itRosie Andrews, author of The Leviathan
