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Book Recommendations for General Fiction, set in Alaska & Other Polar/Sub Polar Regions

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  • City Under One Roof
    Iris Yamashita
    Paperback: 01/16/2024
     
    A stranded detective tries to solve a murder in a tiny Alaskan town where everyone lives in a single high-rise...
  • The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven
    Nathaniel Ian Miller
    Paperback: 10/04/2022
     
    The "ceaselessly brilliant" story of one man who banishes himself to a solitary life in the Arctic Circle, and...
  • Lean Fall Stand
    Jon McGregor
    Paperback: 09/06/2022
     
    A thrilling and propulsive novel of an Antarctica expedition gone wrong and its far-reaching consequences for ...
  • The Great Alone
    Kristin Hannah
    Paperback: 09/24/2019
     
    From the author of The Nightingale, comes a story of a family in crisis and a young girl struggling to survive...
  • To the Bright Edge of the World
    Eowyn Ivey
    Paperback: 08/29/2017
     
    From the bestselling author of The Snow Child, a thrilling tale of historical adventure set in the Alaskan ...
  • The North Water
    Ian McGuire
    Paperback: 03/14/2017
     
    A nineteenth-century whaling ship sets sail for the Arctic with a killer aboard in this dark, sharp, and ...
  • This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!
    Jonathan Evison
    Paperback: 05/31/2016
     
    Part dysfunctional love story, part poignant exploration of the mother/daughter relationship, Jonathan Evison...

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