The Voyage of the Narwhal

Barrett, Andrea: 2000 UK, softcover, 399 pages. The Voyage of the Narwhal is a historical novel set in the 1850s about naturalist Erasmus Darwin Wells, who joins his ambitious brother‑in‑law Zeke Voorhees on a perilous Arctic expedition to search for the lost Franklin expedition, only to confront extreme hardship, moral ambiguity, and the limits of scientific and personal ambition. At home in Philadelphia, the women connected to the expedition struggle with uncertainty and the consequences of the men’s choices, as the voyage’s emotional and ethical fallout continues long after the Narwhal returns ISBN 9780002257930 In very good condition