Sara Wheeler erschafft fesselnde Erzählungen, die persönliche Reiseerlebnisse mit rigoroser historischer und geografischer Recherche verbinden. Ihre Werke führen häufig in extreme Umgebungen, von der eisigen Weite der Antarktis bis zur riesigen Arktis, und bieten den Lesern intime Einblicke in abgelegene Winkel der Welt. Wheeler erforscht die Leben und Motivationen bemerkenswerter Persönlichkeiten, insbesondere von Frauen, die sich auf Entdeckungsreisen begaben, und beleuchtet ihre außergewöhnlichen Geschichten und ihren historischen Einfluss. Ihr unverwechselbarer Stil ist sowohl informativ als auch eindrucksvoll und vermittelt den Lesern ein tiefes Verständnis für die Orte und Menschen, denen sie begegnet.
Terra Incognita is a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the international temporary residents of the region - living in close confinement despite the surrounding acres of white space - and the mechanics of day-to-day life in extraordinary conditions.
It is the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth, an icy desert of unearthly beauty and stubborn impenetrability. For centuries, Antarctica has captured the imagination of our greatest scientists and explorers, lingering in the spirit long after their return. Shackleton called it "the last great journey"; for Apsley Cherry-Garrard it was the worst journey in the world. This is a book about the call of the wild and the response of the spirit to a country that exists perhaps most vividly in the mind. Sara Wheeler spent seven months in Antarctica, living with its scientists and dreamers. No book is more true to the spirit of that continent--beguiling, enchanted and vast beyond the furthest reaches of our imagination. Chosen by Beryl Bainbridge and John Major as one of the best books of the year, recommended by the editors of Entertainment Weekly and the Chicago Tribune, one of the Seattle Times's top ten travel books of the year, Terra Incognita is a classic of polar literature.
Britain's foremost woman travel writer Sara Wheeler records her life of adventure, from the Antarctic to Zanzibar
At a time of deteriorating relations between Russia and the West, Wheeler searches for a Russia not in the news - a Russia of humanity and daily struggles.