Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Chasing the North Star
Robert Morgan
€ 16.99
€ 16.71
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Chasing the North Star
Paperback. Chasing the North Star is deftly grounded in historical fact yet always gripping and poignant as the story follows Jonah and Angel through the close calls and narrow escapes of a fearsome world. It is a celebration of the power of the human spirit to persevere in the face of great adversity. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. .
Hiding during the day and running through the night, Jonah must elude the men sent to capture him and the bounty hunters out to claim the reward on his head. There is one person, however, who, once on his trail, never lets him fully out of sight: Angel, herself a slave, yet with a remarkably free spirit. In Jonah, she sees her own way to freedom, and so sets out to follow him. Bristling with breathtaking adventure, Chasing the North Star is deftly grounded in historical fact yet always gripping and poignant as the story follows Jonah and Angel through ... Read more
Hiding during the day and running through the night, Jonah must elude the men sent to capture him and the bounty hunters out to claim the reward on his head. There is one person, however, who, once on his trail, never lets him fully out of sight: Angel, herself a slave, yet with a remarkably free spirit. In Jonah, she sees her own way to freedom, and so sets out to follow him. Bristling with breathtaking adventure, Chasing the North Star is deftly grounded in historical fact yet always gripping and poignant as the story follows Jonah and Angel through ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781616206451
SKU
V9781616206451
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Robert Morgan
Robert Morgan is the bestselling author of numerous works of fiction--including the Oprah Book Club selection Gap Creek--and non-fiction, and is also an established poet with fourteen collections to his credit. Born in Hendersonville, NC, he teaches at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, where he is Kappa Alpha Professor of English.
Reviews for Chasing the North Star
Chasing the North Star is an epic journey, and Morgan's vision of our dark past shines . . . Brilliantly detailed, deeply satisfying, and ultimately hopeful.
Charles Frazier, author of Nightwoods and Cold Mountain Richly imaginative and thoroughly well researched, Chasing the North Star walks the reader through an extensive and thrilling escape ... Read more
Charles Frazier, author of Nightwoods and Cold Mountain Richly imaginative and thoroughly well researched, Chasing the North Star walks the reader through an extensive and thrilling escape ... Read more