Heroes and Lovers : An Antarctic Obsession

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Summary: BRILLIANT
Review: a beautifully written book, exciting and breathtaking-- the greatest novel i have ever read. A real modern classic.

Rating:
Summary: BRILLIANT
Review: a beautifully written book, exciting and breathtaking-- the greatest novel i have ever read. A real modern classic.

Rating:
Summary: Almost a romance novel, but a little better, a little deeper
Review: Although Kavaler's style occasionally seems better suited to a romance novel than this pseudo-feminist adventure story, her accounts of the suffrage movement and polar exploration are gripping. I lost patience quickly with the protagonists' weaknesses for a "certain kind of man" (i.e., a macho jerk) but found the plot twists and period details mesmerizing.

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Summary: Heroes and Lovers Fascinates and Mystifies
Review: I simply couldn't put this book down, but stayed up half the night to find out the ending.It has two interrelated plots, one taking place in modern times, the other in the early 20th century.The modern heroine tries to solve the mystery of what really happened on the Antarctic icecap during the golden age of polar exploration. It's as exciting as the Shackleton story. Did Viola Lambert, the feminist heroine, win the race to the South Pole against her lover, Byron Tremaine, the most famous polar explorer of the day? Why was that race and her very existence hidden for all these years? As a lawyer, I do a lot of research, and I admire and respect the author's accuracy and ability to bring another era to vivid life.,