Penzance Book Launch

Edge of the World Bookshop launch of The Wager and the Bear by bestselling author John Ironmonger

On March 20th, bestselling author John Ironmonger will return to Cornwall, where he lived as a child, to launch his new book, The Wager and the Bear, at The Edge of the World Bookshop in Penzance.
Set in the fictional Cornish fishing village of St Piran, this is the beautifully told story of two men: idealist young Cornishman, Tom Horsmith, and his nemesis, blustering Tory MP, Monty Causley. The tale begins with a row between the pair that goes viral on social media. The result of the row is a deadly wager, the consequences of which will follow the two men through five decades and will ultimately find them both cut adrift on an iceberg sailing away from the Greenland ice sheet, with only a starving polar bear for company.

John Ironmonger is a delightful and knowledgeable speaker, and will share with his audience the inspiration behind the story, not least in which was his research trip to the Greenland ice sheet.

Praise for The Wager and the Bear
‘Insightful and humane. Nuanced, compassionate and funny, this tale of love and revenge is one of my
favourite books of the year.’ (Carys Bray, author of When The Lights Go Out)
‘Suffused with warmth and charm’ (Shelley Harris, author of Jubilee)
‘A novel of warmth, wit and wisdom’ (Essie Fox, author of The Fascination)