KATHERINE
MACINNES
ABOUT
Katherine MacInnes is an author, speaker, and drawer. She leads writing workshops, including her London Library masterclass Reverse Engineering Narrative Nonfiction, interviews fellow authors at book festivals, and gives cruise ship lectures as a registered Compass Speakers presenter. She is also an accredited Arts Society Lecturer. Katherine was shortlisted for the Biographers’ Prize for Snow Widows in its early form and for the Boardman Tasker Mountain Literature Award for Behind Everest. She draws as a creative counterbalance to writing, following her father’s advice that ‘a change is as good as a rest’. She is a member of the Society of Authors and the Biographers’ Club, and has studied drawing under artist and printmaker Dr Wendy Rhodes MA.
BOOKS
The men of Captain Scott’s Polar Party were heroes of their age, enduring tremendous hardships to further the reputation of the Empire they served by reaching the South Pole. But they were also husbands, fathers, sons and brothers.
For the first time, the story of the race for the South Pole is told from the perspective of the women whose lives would be forever changed by it, five women who offer a window into a lost age and a revealing insight into the thoughts and feelings of the five heroes.
Reviews for Snow Widows (with Kate Nicholson writing as Katherine MacInnes)
‘An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry … A welcome contribution to polar studies.’ Sara Wheeler, Spectator
‘[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly skill…takes us to the heart of the hope, love, anguish and grief’ The Times
In Behind Everest, the author embarks on a captivating exploration that intertwines the remarkable life of Ruth Mallory, wife of legendary Everest climber George Mallory, with her own parallel journey a century later. As Kate delves into Ruth's life, a profound revelation emerges — the Mallorys' connection to the aftermath of the First World War and Ruth's unwavering commitment to the League of Nations. Ruth's role in this global organisation is a lens through which Kate examines the evolving attitudes towards universal experiences of risk and responsibility.
