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2000s: From Cornwall to Greenland via a polar beach on an iceberg….
The Wager and the Bear
What you need to know before your trail
When young idealist Tom publicly humiliates politician Monty in a Cornish pub, it sparks a simmering feud that cascades through their intertwined lives. The consequences of their argument, and the deadly wager they strike, will cascade down the decades. Years later, they find themselves a long way from St Piran onto a colossal iceberg drifting south away from Greenland, their only companion a starving polar bear.
Travel Guide
From Cornwall to Greenland
There’s not many novels that you can say include Cornwall, Greenland, ice bergs and polar bears!
Greenland
Nuuk is a real town of course and the centre of climate research is kind of real!
St Piran
Not a real village sadly but a saint. St Piran is associated with many places in Cornwall, including Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, and St Piran’s Cross. St Piran built his oratory, a small chapel, on Perranporth Beach. The remains of the oratory are submerged in sand. This could well be St Piran beach in the novel
Booktrailer Review
What a lovely simple, yet highly effective way of showing readers just what the climate crisis is all about.
Two men meet in a bar. And no, that’s not the start of a joke. It’s a meeting of two very different minds as one is 20 and all too aware of the climate problems. The other, a hard hearted politician who denies all what he sees and hears on the subject. It’s a brilliantly effective way of having a balanced argument, seeing views from all sides and letting the reader make up their own minds.
Plus I really, really loved the lyrical writing and the descriptions of Cornwall and Greenland. Anything with a polar bear in it too gets my vote!
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Wager and the Bear
Destination/location: Cornwall, “St Piran “, Nuuk, Greenland Author/guide: John Ironmonger Departure Time: 2000s
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