On board an aircraft as it makes its way slowly from the Antarctic to New Zealand, three people sit quietly, reflecting on their past summer on the ice. Sally, a composer, has been searching for inspiration. She wasn't prepared for the silence of Antarctica. William, a bird scientist, has been visiting since the 1960s. Estranged from his family, he has just completed his last summer on the ice. Marilyn, a young communications operator, has spent three months at Scott Base feeling isolated and lonely. She has had an affair with a young field-training instructor and now dreads the future. Contrasting the beauty and vastness of the Antarctic with the banality and discomfort of life on the ice, Laurence Fearnley's new novel focuses on themes of love and memory to capture the stories of three people struggling to understand their journey.
- ISBN10 0143020579
- ISBN13 9780143020578
- Publish Date 27 March 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 May 2010
- Publish Country NZ
- Publisher Penguin Group (NZ)
- Imprint Penguin Books (NZ)
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 233
- Language English