{"product_id":"terra-nova-9781639362424","title":"Terra Nova","description":"\u003cb\u003eA haunting story of love, art, and betrayal, set against the heart-pounding backdrop of Antarctic exploration--from the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Clover House.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1910, and two Antarctic explorers, Watts and Heywoud, are racing to the South Pole. Back in London, Viola, a photo-journalist, harbors love for them both. In \u003ci\u003eTerra Nova, \u003c\/i\u003eHenriette Lazaridis seamlessly ushers the reader back and forth between the austere, forbidding, yet intoxicating polar landscape of Antarctica to the bustle of early twentieth century London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though anxious for both men, Viola has little time to pine. She is photographing hunger strikers in the suffrage movement, capturing the female nude in challenging and politically powerful ways. As she comes into her own as an artist, she's eager for recognition and to fulfill her ambitions. And then the men return, eager to share news of their triumph. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But in her darkroom, Viola discovers a lie. Watts and Heywoud have doctored their photos of the Pole to fake their success. Viola must now decide whether to betray her husband and her lover, or keep their secret and use their fame to help her pursue her artistic ambitions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rich and moving, \u003ci\u003eTerra Nova \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel that challenges us to consider how love and lies, adventure and art, can intersect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenriette Lazaridis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Clover House \u003c\/i\u003e(a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller), \u003ci\u003eTerra Nova\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(which the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecalled \"ingenious\"), and \u003ci\u003eLast Days in Plaka \u003c\/i\u003e(publishing April 2024). She earned degrees in English literature from Middlebury College, Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and the University of Pennsylvania. Having taught English at Harvard, she now teaches at GrubStreet in Boston. She was the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Drum Literary Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and runs the Krouna Writing Workshop in northern Greece. Her essays and articles have been published in \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForge, Narrative Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePangyrus\u003c\/i\u003e, and earned her a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artists Grant. An avid athlete, Henriette trains on the Charles River as a competitive rower, and skis, trail runs, or cycles whenever she can. She writes about athletic and creative challenges at The Entropy Hotel on Substack. Visit her website: www.henriettelazaridis.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651579253010,"sku":"9781639362424","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eb372fc9-143b-4183-91c4-6fbf4eeced58.jpg?v=1733304823","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/terra-nova-9781639362424","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}