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Snow Widows: Scotts Fatal Antarctic Expedition by the Women Left Behind

English

By (author): Katherine MacInnes

An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry A welcome contribution to polar studies. Sara Wheeler, Spectator

[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly skilltakes us to the heart of the hope, love, anguish and grief The Times

The men of Captain Scotts Polar Party were heroes of their age, enduring tremendous hardships to further the reputation of the Empire they served by reaching the South Pole. But they were also husbands, fathers, sons and brothers.

For the first time, the story of the race for the South Pole is told from the perspective of the women whose lives would be forever changed by it, five women who offer a window into a lost age and a revealing insight into the thoughts and feelings of the five heroes.

Kathleen Scott, the fierce young wife of the expedition leader, campaigned relentlessly for Scotts reputation, but did her ambition for glory drive her husband to take unnecessary risks? Oriana Wilson, a true help-mate and partner to the expeditions doctor, was a scientific mind in her own right and understood more than most what the men faced in Antarctica. Emily Bowers was a fervent proponent of Empire, having spent much of her life as a missionary teacher in the colonies. The indomitable Caroline Oates was the very picture of decorum and everything an Edwardian woman aspired to be, but she refused all invitations to celebrate her son Lauries noble sacrifice. Lois Evans led a harder life than the other women, constantly on the edge of poverty and forced to endure the medias classist assertions that her husband Taff, the sole Jack Tar in a band of officers, must have been responsible for the partys downfall. Her story, brought to light through new archival research, is shared here for the first time.

In a gripping and remarkable feat of historical reconstruction, Katherine MacInnes vividly depicts the lives, loves and losses of five women shaped by the unrelenting culture of Empire and forced into the public eye by tragedy. It also reveals the five heroes, not as the caricatures of legend, but as the real people they were.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 720g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 16 Feb 2023
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780008394691

About Katherine MacInnes

KATHERINE MACINNES was shortlisted for the Biographers Prize for an early proposal for Snow Widows over a decade ago. Since then she has continued to research the five women both in the UK and in New Zealand the gateway to Antarctic exploration. While bringing up her family she has written four childrens books three plays and graduated with a Masters degree from Oxford University. Formerly an arts journalist and commissioning editor Katherine has written features for The Lady Country Life The Times Telegraph and in New Zealand The Press. She has reviewed polar literature for the Times Literary Supplement and given talks on the invisible women behind the golden age of polar exploration at the Royal Geographic Society at history and literary festivals and on local BBC radio. She is a member of the Society of Authors and the Biographers Club.

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