Frigid Women

by Sue Riches, Victoria Riches, Dawn French (Foreword by)

Overview

"Men like to conquer, fight, or subdue the Arctic, while we had a different attitude. We felt that we had to go along with what we were faced with. . . . We tried to have the Arctic on our side instead of confronting it."
 
In 1997 a group of 20 women set out to become the world's first all-female expedition to the North Pole, hoping to raise awareness and support for sufferers of cancer and other illnesses. Sue Riches, recently recovering from a mastectomy, and her daughter Victoria were among them, and this is their inspirational story of personal accomplishment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781903070741
Publisher:	Eye Books
Publication date:	12/01/2010
Series:	Eye Classics
Edition description:	Second Edition, Second edition
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Sue Riches is now a writer and a lecturer. Victoria Humphries is a speaker and life coach. Dawn French is an award-winning comedy writer and actor, and the author of Dear Fatty.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dawn French 9

Prologue 13

Part 1 "Adventurers Sought ..."

The Reasons Why 21

Survival of the Fittest 33

Media, Money & Muscles 55

Resolute Bay 75

The Ice Mice 95

Part 2 "Penguin Charlie"

Stepping Out 121

Stepping In! 141

Find Your Own Runway 165

Happy Landings & Sad Partings 183

The Pole and After 199

One Year Later 214

Postscript 215

Appendices and Acknowledgements 220

What People are Saying About This

Dawn French

This story is a fantastic celebration of adventure, courage, friendship and love. Enjoy it all you would be adventurers . . . and dream on!

Editorial Reviews

"An uplifting story . . . and simply told." —Daily Telegraph



"The subject matter—the first all-female expedition to the North Pole—is compelling. . . . The authors render their often life-threatening experiences with humility, honesty, and a vital sense of humor. Simply, the narrative is unique and gratifying in that it reveals the human side of an inhuman challenge." —Independent



"This story is a fantastic celebration of adventure, courage, friendship and love. Enjoy it all you would be adventurers . . . and dream on!" —Dawn French

From the Publisher

An uplifting story . . . and simply told.

Daily Telegraph

The subject matter—the first all-female expedition to the North Pole—is compelling. . . . The authors render their often life-threatening experiences with humility, honesty, and a vital sense of humor. Simply, the narrative is unique and gratifying in that it reveals the human side of an inhuman challenge.

Independent