A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter, Jane Degras, Sara Wheeler

• A Woman in the Polar Night
• Christiane Ritter, Jane Degras, Sara Wheeler
• Page: 224
• Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
• ISBN: 9781805330899
• Publisher: Steerforth Press

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“An epic story, elegantly told and full of mystery.” — Maggie Shipstead, author of Great Circle A rediscovered classic memoir - the mesmerizingly beautiful account of one woman's year spent living in a remote hut in the Arctic This rediscovered classic memoir tells the incredible tale of a woman defying society's expectations to find freedom and peace in the adventure of a lifetime. In 1934, the painter Christiane Ritter leaves her comfortable life in Austria and travels to the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen, to spend a year there with her husband. She thinks it will be a relaxing trip, a chance to 'read thick books in the remote quiet and, not least, sleep to my heart's content', but when Christiane arrives she is shocked to realize that they are to live in a tiny ramshackle hut on the shores of a lonely fjord, hundreds of miles from the nearest settlement, battling the elements every day, just to survive. At first, Christiane is horrified by the freezing cold, the bleak landscape the lack of equipment and supplies... But as time passes, after encounters with bears and seals, long treks over the ice and months on end of perpetual night, she finds herself falling in love with the Arctic's harsh, otherworldly beauty, gaining a great sense of inner peace and a new appreciation for the sanctity of life.

A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter
This rediscovered classic memoir tells the incredible tale of a woman defying society's expectations to find freedom and peace in the adventure of a lifetime.
A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter
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A Woman in the Polar Night
In this extraordinary adventure, a reluctant visitor to the Arctic thrives in the awesome and unforgiving landscape.
A Woman in the Polar Night: Christiane Ritter
This rediscovered classic memoir tells the incredible tale of a woman defying society's expectations to find freedom and peace in the adventure of a lifetime. “ 
A Woman in the Polar Night: Christiane Ritter
They are to live in a tiny ramshackle hut on the shores of a lonely fjord, hundreds of miles from the nearest settlement. This rediscovered classic memoir 
A Woman in the Polar Night - Christiane Ritter
In this extraordinary adventure, a reluctant visitor to the Arctic thrives in the awesome and unforgiving landscape. In 1933 Christiane Ritter reluctantly 
A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter
This luminous classic memoir tells of her inspiring journey to freedom and fulfilment in the adventure of a lifetime. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: 
A Woman in the Polar Night: Ritter, Christiane
This is a new edition of marvellously written memoir of a year (1934-35) spent in the far north of Svalbard, a Norwegian island high in the Arctic Circle.
A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter
This rediscovered classic memoir tells the incredible tale of a woman defying society's expectations to find freedom and peace in the adventure of a lifetime.