In 2010, bestselling author Kathleen Winter (Annabel) embarked on a
journey across the storied Northwest Passage, among marine scientists,
historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, and curious passengers.
From Greenland to Baffin Island and all along the passage, Winter bears
witness to the new math of the North--where polar bears mates with
grizzlies, creating a new hybrid species; where the earth is on the cusp
of yielding so much buried treasure that five nations stand poised to
claim sovereignty of the land; and where the local Inuit population
struggles to navigate the tension between taking part in the new global
economy and defending their traditional way of life.
Throughout Winter's journey, she learns from fellow passengers such as
Aaju Peter and Bernadette Dean, who teach her about Inuit society (both
past and present). She bonds with Nathan Rogers, son of the late
Canadian icon Stan Rogers, who died in a plane crash when Nathan was
just a young boy. Nathan's quest is to take the route his father never
traveled, expect in his beloved song The Northwest Passage, which he
performs both as anthem and lament at sea. And she guides readers
through her own personal odyssey, emigrating from England to Canada as a
child and discovering both what was lot and what was gained as a result
of that journey.
In breathtaking prose charged with vivid descriptions of the land and
its people, Kathleen Winter's Boundless is a haunting and powerful
homage to the ever-evolving and magnetic power of the North.
