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Synopsis
Here is the story of Malcolm McEacharn, a brilliant business man who brings joy to early Sydney in the form of an iceberg and who will later bring electricity to Melbourne, become its Lord Mayor, and be one step away from becoming Prime Minister?but he is driven by an obsession that threatens to destroy him and his world. A parallel story set in contemporary Sydney tells of a young biographer who lies in a coma, and her bereft husband's desperate attempts to resurrect her by unearthing the truth about her subject McEacharn. Both stories are redolent with longing, suffused by regret, and illuminated by extraordinary imagery, hypnotic language, and the specter of suspended life in the "mythical country of ice." From the frozen, desolate Antarctic to bustling Victorian London, from the Yorkshire moors to colonial tropical Cairns, to Imperial Japan and to the gritty streets of modern-day Kings Cross, Ice walks the line between life and death, fact and fantasy, grief and madness. It is a book about the power of love, told with audacity and breathtaking imaginative power.
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À propos de l'auteur
Louis Nowra is an acclaimed novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, and the author of Cosi.
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Ice
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Allen & Unwin, 2008
ISBN 10 : 1741754836
ISBN 13 : 9781741754834
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Ice This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . N° de réf. du vendeur 7719-9781741754834
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Ice
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Allen & Unwin 01/11/2008, 2008
ISBN 10 : 1741754836
ISBN 13 : 9781741754834
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Vendeur : Bahamut Media, Reading, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. N° de réf. du vendeur 6545-9781741754834
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Ice
Edité par
Allen & Unwin, 2008
ISBN 10 : 1741754836
ISBN 13 : 9781741754834
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Secondhand, Paperback
Vendeur : Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, Australie
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Secondhand, Paperback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Louis Nowra Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 You have possessed me, let me go. An iceberg is towed through the Heads to the astonishment of colonial Sydney. As it melts, the iceberg is revealed as a tomb to the perfectly preserved body of a young sailor, who died forty years before. A man lost in grief for his wife is haunted by his memories of her. His life becomes a memorial to her, in the hope of defeating the oblivion of death. Ice tells the story of Malcolm McEacharn, the man who brings joy to early Sydney in the form of an iceberg and who later pioneers the first successful refrigerated voyage from Australia to London. He is a brilliant businessman who will later bring electricity to Melbourne, become its Lord Mayor and be one step away from becoming Prime Minister - but he is driven by an obsession that threatens to destroy him and his world. Ice also tells a parallel story, set in contemporary Sydney, of a young biographer who lies in a coma, and her bereft husband's desperate attempts to resurrect her by unearthing the truth about her subject McEacharn. Both stories are redolent with longing, suffused by regret, illuminated by extraordinary imagery, hypnotic language and the spectre of suspended life in the 'mythical country of ice'. From the frozen, desolate Antarctic to bustling Victorian London, from the Yorkshire moors to colonial tropical Cairns, to Imperial Japan and to the gritty streets of modern-day Kings Cross, Ice walks the line between life and death, fact and fantasy, grief and madness. It is a book about the power of love, told with audacity and breathtaking imaginative power. It will never let you go. Secondhand, Paperback. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781741754834-SECONDHAND
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Ice
Edité par
Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2008
ISBN 10 : 1741754836
ISBN 13 : 9781741754834
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Softcover (Stiff Card)
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Vendeur : Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books, Katoomba, NSW, Australie
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Softcover (Stiff Card). Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. First Edition. This novel contains parallel stories; one is the story of Malcolm McEacharn, a man who brings joy to early Sydney, and the other, set in contemporary Sydney of a young biographer - of Malcolm McEacharn - and her bereft husband. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Australia; Australian Literature; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781741754834. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 18387. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right. N° de réf. du vendeur 18387
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