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Nicola Pierce - Chasing Ghosts: An Arctic Adventure - 9781788490177 - 9781788490177
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Chasing Ghosts: An Arctic Adventure

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Description for Chasing Ghosts: An Arctic Adventure Paperback.

An enthralling novel of two intertwining stories based on real events in 19th century Ireland and the Canadian Arctic.

Two ships Arctic-bound, HMS Erebus and Terror, leave London in 1845, captained by the aging Sir John Franklin. How long they’ll be gone depends on the ice. Meanwhile, second-in-command, Francis Crozier, worries about their inexperienced crew.  

In Derry, little Weesy Coppin dies of a fever but, as far as her sister Ann and brother William are concerned, her spirit returns to haunt them. While an anxious world waits for news of the Artic explorers, the Coppin family try to ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781788490177
SKU
9781788490177
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Nicola Pierce
Nicola Pierce published her first book for children, Spirit of the Titanic, to rave reviews and five printings within its first twelve months. City of Fate, her second book, transported the reader deep into the Russian city of Stalingrad during World War II. The novel was shortlisted for the Warwickshire School Library Service Award, 2014. Nicola went on to bring ... Read more

Reviews for Chasing Ghosts: An Arctic Adventure
eminently credible
Irish Examiner
eerily brilliant … vivid and gripping … engrossing … mesmerising … compelling … reading experience that mixes fact and fiction to shattering effect
Young Post/South China Morning Post
a gripping new tale by Nicola Pierce that follows two series of true events that unfolded thousands of miles apart yet are inextricably linked ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Chasing Ghosts: An Arctic Adventure


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