Everland - Softcover

Rebecca Hunt is an artist and author living in East London. Her first novel, Mr Chartwell, was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. In October 2011, she was selected as one of 18 artists and writers to join the Arctic Circle residency, an annual expeditionary program aboard a traditional ice-class sailing vessel that voyages to the High Arctic.

“[Hunt] conjures the Antarctic convincingly not only in terms of the colors, shapes and textures of the place and its wildlife but also in its vastness and implacable indifference to human life and the passage of time."—The New York Times

"A fascinating story of lives stripped bare...and the decisions and their consequences that make us what we are."—The Observer

“Switching back and forth between the centuries, Rebecca Hunt unfolds these parallel stories with great verve. Her careful control of the narratives and dramatic pacing keeps the tension in each story escalating. She conjures the Antarctic convincingly not only in terms of the colors, shapes and textures of the place and its wildlife but also in its vastness and implacable indifference to human life and the passage of time.”—The New York Times Book Review

"Nothing short of stunning: an adventure story, a psychological investigation of physical and mental breakdown, and a remarkable account of weather and endeavor."—The Guardian 

“It’s a remarkable, terrifying, physiological thriller full of natural description so accurate you’ll check your face for frostbite [...] A frightfully accurate portrait of men and women pushed to the brink of physical and mental anguish, “Everland” is a work that hits like a sudden winter storm, striking you breathless with its power, horror, and beauty.”—The Gazette

"The horrors of hunger, thirst and frostbite are grotesquely vivid. Most arresting of all is the mental turmoil, which moves from bitchy frustration to full-blown delirium via hope, despair, delusion and guilt with terrifying authenticity."—The Telegraph