Sara Wheeler is the author of many books of biography and travel, including Access All Areas: Selected Writings 1990–2011 and Travels in a Thin Country: A Journey Through Chile. Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica was an international bestseller that The New York Times described as "gripping, emotional" and "compelling," and The Magnetic North: Notes from the Arctic Circle was chosen as Book of the Year by Michael Palin and Will Self, among others. Wheeler lives in London.
"Notably well written, perceptive, lively and
sympathetic. Sara Wheeler is very well worth reading."
--Daily Telegraph
"She is a marvelous writer--funny, elegant and
observant. As a traveling companion, Sara Wheeler is
shrewd and
amusing and likeable and well informed . . . not just a good but an
outstanding travel writer." --The Oldie
"Always lively and informative, sketching in the history with a
light but sure touch . . . she admirably conveys the mood
of contemporary Chile." --The New Statesman
"A gifted writer with a knack for discovering the unexpected . . .
Ms. Wheeler is a writer with attitude." --The Hindu
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