True North: Travels in Arctic Europe (Canons)

Gavin Francis

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Publication Date: November 12th, 2024

Publisher:

Canongate Books

ISBN:

9781837261956

Pages:

336

Description

The first book from Sunday Times bestselling author Gavin Francis, a travelogue of his adventures in the far north

The stark, vast beauty of the remote Arctic Europe landscape has been the focus of human exploration for thousands of years. In this striking blend of travel writing, history and mythology, Gavin Francis offers a unique portrait of the northern fringes of Europe. His journey begins in the Shetland Isles, takes him to the Faroes, Iceland, Greenland, Svalbard and on to Lapland. Following in the footsteps of the region's early pioneers, Francis observes how the region has adapted to the 21st century, giving an observed insight into the lives of people he encounters along the way. As with all the best travel writing, True North is an engaging, compassionate tale of self-discovery, whilst blending historical and contemporary narratives in the tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Robert Macfarlane.

About the Author

Gavin Francis is an award-winning writer and GP. He is theauthor of ten non-fiction books, including Island Dreams, which was shortlistedfor the Waterstones Book of the Year 2020; Adventures in Human Being, which wasa Sunday Times bestseller and won the Saltire Scottish Non-Fiction Book of theYear Award; Empire Antarctica, which won Scottish Book of the Year in the SMITAwards and was shortlisted for both the Ondaatje and Costa Prizes; andRecovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence, which was a Sunday Times bestseller.He has written for the Guardian, The Times, the New York Review of Books andthe London Review of Books. His work has been translated into eighteenlanguages. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.