Heroes and Lovers: an Antarctic Obsession

A powerful novel of passion, duplicity and mystery moves from the golden age of polar exploration (1915) to the present. The vibrant heroine leads an all-women's expedition racing her lover, a famed explorer, to the South Pole. Thrilling tales of danger and an ill-starred love affair are played out against a backdrop of turn-of-the-century feminism. In modern times, a ruthless television host threatens a scandalous exposé as he seeks to unravel the mystery of what really happened at the Pole.