The Navigator Of New York
  • Published: 31 May 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446483879
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 496

The Navigator Of New York

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31 May 2011
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1 Oct 2003
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'A stunning saga of betrayals, blizzards, atonement and ice... A rare talent, and one on par with those of both Thomas Hardy and William Maxwell' - Independent on Sunday

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.
  • Published: 31 May 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446483879
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 496
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About the author

Wayne Johnston

Wayne Johnston is the author of several novels, including the internationally acclaimed The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, published in 1999 and shortlisted for both the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award, and The Divine Ryans, which has been filmed starring Pete Postlethwaite. Wayne Johnston was born in Newfoundland, Canada.

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A World Elsewhere
The Colony Of Unrequited Dreams
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Praise for The Navigator Of New York

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 is one of the finest writers on the scene

Time Out

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

New Statesman