The White Lie Av J.G. Kelly

<p><b>Discover the gripping and immersive historical thriller based on the legend of Captain Scott<br><br>''Kelly is that rare combination, a brilliant storyteller, a sure-footed adventurer into the past and a really marvellous writer. With its new take on one of the most compelling episodes in our nation''s narrative, The White Lie brings history to life without disturbing its delicate fabric'' </b>CHRISTOBEL KENT<br>__________<br><br><b>THE LEGEND<br></b><br>1913. Captain Scott and his four companions reach the South Pole to find their Norwegian rival Roald Amundsen has won the race. Defeated, they set out on the 850-mile journey to their ship. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the explorer sent out to meet them at One Ton depot, peering South through thick spectacles, sees only an infinity of white, and turns back. A year later Scott''s pitched tent is found, just ten miles from the depot, and the bodies within speak of hunger, the unbearable strain of hauling the sledge, and the brutal winter