The Navigator Of New York

Oct 17, 2024 11:33 PM

Author:Wayne Johnston

At the centre of The Navigator of New York is the rivalry between Robert Peary and Frederick Cook to be the first American to reach the North Pole. Its protagonist, however, is Devlin Stead, a young man from St John's, Newfoundland.

Devlin's mother dies, in mysterious circumstances, when he is only five, and he endures a lonely childhood before discovering the truth about his parentage. That discovery transforms his life: he finds his true father and embarks on a journey of unbelievable risk.

His adventure brings him celebrity, acclaim from New York 'society', real love, and finally the truth about the bitter feud between two strange, driven men.

Reviews

A brilliant and accomplished writer

—— Annie Proulx

Intricate and touching... As ambitious as it is intelligent... Reinforces Johnston's right to be considered one of the major figures in Canadian fiction

—— Iain Pears , Independent

Johnston's skill at marrying the political and historical with the personal and a spellbinding sense of place is remarkable

—— New Statesman

Johnston is one of the finest writers on the scene

—— Time Out

There is something new and rare here, a genuinely unsettling wit with a terrible tang of truth

—— Sunday Telegraph

Here is a fine Iliad for our times, to be read with great pleasure

—— Philip Howard , The Times

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