Six extraordinary women, their renaissance in America, and the most dynamic period in US history.
Sara Wheeler's books include the international bestseller Terra Incognita- Travels in Antarctica, of which the Telegraph reviewer wrote, 'I do not think there will ever be a better book on the Antarctic.' The Magnetic North- Notes from the Arctic Circle, was chosen as Book of the Year by Will Self, Michael Palin, A. N. Wilson and others. She has published two biographies of travellers- Cherry- A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, and Too Close to the Sun- The Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton, and was immensely relieved to write about women at last in O My America!. She lives in London.
One secret of first-person travel writing is the presence of the
narrator as a good companion. It probably cannot be taught – a
writer either is or is not sympathetic, amusing, insightful and
informative. Sara Wheeler has had it from the off. You want to
travel with her, and you want to travel blind.
*Scotsman*
A true celebration.
*Daily Telegraph*
Bracing and ebullient... This is a fresh and unforgettable picture
of the country we have been steadily falling out of love with; a
second act indeed.
*Sunday Telegraph*
Her latest work, published just ahead of International Women's Day
on Friday, is perfect for women who want to shake a fist at the
fading light.
*Guardian*
A curious and teasing book... Wheeler is a writer of great
composure and energy, and out of these American adventures she
fashions something unexpected and compelling, and that is a
portrait of a nation under construction.
*Spectator*
She [Wheeler] is terrific company, with a great eye for detail and
a feisty voice... This deeply enjoyable book makes you see that the
frontier is not what it once was, whether for women or America.
*Sunday Times*
Sara Wheeler has always produced books that have proved
game-changers, and she has done it again with O My America!
*Conde Nast Traveller*
A book that is not quite biography or history or memoir of the kind
of travelogue for which this writer is justly praised but an oddly
successful hybrid of them all… Carefully observed and finely
written.
*Sunday Express*
Wheeler’s is a revealing, inspiring travel book that looks at the
past and the present – and ends with a hopeful gaze on the
future.
*Metro*
Wheeler declares that she had more fun writing this book that all
the previous ones, and her pleasure at being in such a place, and
in such fascinating company, is contagious.
*Sunday Times Travel*
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