The Arctic Fury, Greer Macallister
The Arctic Fury, Greer Macallister
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The Arctic Fury

Author: Greer Macallister

Narrator: Eva Kaminsky

Unabridged: 12 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/01/2020


Synopsis

Eccentric Lady Jane Franklin makes an outlandish offer to adventurer Virginia Reeve: take a dozen women, trek into the Arctic, and find her husband, Lord Franklin, and his lost expedition. Four parties have failed to find him, and Lady Franklin wants a radical new approach: put the women in charge.

Lady Franklin will disavow all knowledge of the expedition if it fails, but if it succeeds, she promises great rewards. A year later, Virginia stands trial for murder. Survivors of the expedition willing to publicly support her sit in the front row. There are only five left. What happened out there on the ice?

Set against the unforgiving backdrop of one of the world’s most inhospitable locations, USA Today bestselling author Greer Macallister uses the true story of Lady Jane Franklin’s tireless attempts to find her husband’s lost expedition as a jumping-off point to spin a tale of bravery, intrigue, perseverance, and hope.

“An unforgiving, snow-dazzling landscape, a cast of extraordinary, fierce women, and a nail-biting courtroom drama that wrecked my nails make this historical gem unputdownable!”—Kim Michele Richardson, New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

About Greer Macallister

Raised in the Midwest, Greer Macallister is a poet, short story writer, playwright, and novelist whose work has appeared in publications such as The North American Review, The Missouri Review, and The Messenger. Her plays have been performed at American University, where she earned her MFA in creative writing. She lives with her family in Brooklyn.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on March 13, 2021

3.5 stars Twelve women. The arctic circle. One death. Virginia Reeves, a trail guide, has brought over400 people across the westin the 1850s. Franklin, a mysterious benefactor, wants Virginia to guide twelve women to the arctic to search for several missing persons. She has to trek acrosshard......more

Goodreads review by Annette on July 31, 2020

Captain Sir John Franklin was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Arctic. His last expedition known as Franklin’s lost expedition (1845-1846) was followed by many searches. One of them (fictional) gives ground for this story. Boston, 1854. Virginia Reeve is accused of “one count of kidn......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on January 27, 2021

Greer Macallister’s newest historical novel highlights Virginia Reeve, a California Trail tour guide who is offered the opportunity to lead a group of twelve women into the untamed Arctic in search of a missing expedition of people. A year later, Virginia is on trial when a woman is missing from the......more