The Two-Headed Whale: Life, Loss, and the Tangled Legacy of Whaling in the Antarctic

Sandy Winterbottom embarked on a six-week voyage from Uruguay to Antarctica. At South Georgia, she discovered the tragic legacy of industrial-scale whaling. Enraged, she blamed the men responsible, but found the grave of an eighteen-year-old Edinburgh whaler who couldn’t bear the blame.

This book vividly portrays Antarctica’s scenery and wildlife, intertwined with Anthony Ford’s true-life story. It combines nature and travel writing with an unflinching narrative of life onboard a whaling factory ship and its lasting legacy. The book questions our relationship with the planet’s extraordinary abundance.