An outcast gay Mormon travels from his Washington, DC, home to
Antarctica-by bus. A devout young boy in rural Ohio, Andrew Evans
had his life mapped for him: baptism, mission, Brigham Young
University, temple marriage, and children of his own. But as an
awkward gay kid, bullied and bored, he escaped into the glossy
pages of National Geographic and the wide promise of the world
atlas. The Black Penguin is Evans's memoir, travel tale, and love
story of his eventual journey to the farthest reaches of the map, a
wild yet touching adventure across some of the most astonishing
landscapes on Earth. Ejected from church and shunned by his family
as a young man, Evans embarks on an ambitious overland journey
halfway across the world. Riding public transportation, he crosses
swamps, deserts, mountains, and jungles, slowly approaching his
lifelong dream and ultimate goal: Antarctica. With each new mile
comes laughter, pain, unexpected friendship, true weirdness,
unsettling realities, and some hair-raising moments that eventually
lead to a singular discovery on a remote beach at the bottom of the
world. Evans's 12,000-mile voyage becomes a soulful quest to
balance faith, family, and self, reminding us that, in the end, our
lives are defined by the roads we take, the places we touch, and
those we hold nearest.
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