Heart Of The Hero

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Heart of the Hero gives a compelling insight into the lives of some of the worlds most famous explorers through the eyes of the women who inspired them to achieve great things. Author Kari Herbert explores the unpredictable often heartbreaking stories of seven remarkable women who were indispensable companions intrepid travellers & sometimes even the driving force behind our best-loved polar heroes such as Scott & Shackleton. Drawing on her own unique experience as the daughter of a pioneering polar explorer & using extracts from previously unpublished historic journals & letters Herbert blends deeply personal accounts of longing betrayal & hope with tales of peril & adventure.