OUT OF THE ICE
By Ann Turner
Simon & Schuster - $32.99
New from the bestselling author of The Lost Swimmer
comes a tense, eerie thriller set in the icy reaches
of Antarctica.
When environmental
scientist Laura Alvarado is sent to a remote Antarctic island to report on an
abandoned whaling station, she begins to uncover more than she could ever
imagine.
Despite new life thriving in the icy wilderness, the whaling station is brimming with awful reminders of its bloody, violent past, and Laura is disturbed by evidence of recent human interference. Rules have been broken, and the protected wildlife is behaving strangely.
On a diving expedition, Laura is separated from her colleague. She emerges into an ice cave where, through the blue shadows, she is shocked to see an anguished figure, crying for help.
But in this freezing, lonely landscape there are ghosts everywhere, and Laura begins to sense that her own eyes cannot be trusted. Is her mind playing tricks? Has she been in the ice too long?
Back at base, Laura’s questions about the whaling station go unanswered, blocked by unhelpful scientists, unused to questions from an outsider. And Laura just can’t shake
Despite new life thriving in the icy wilderness, the whaling station is brimming with awful reminders of its bloody, violent past, and Laura is disturbed by evidence of recent human interference. Rules have been broken, and the protected wildlife is behaving strangely.
On a diving expedition, Laura is separated from her colleague. She emerges into an ice cave where, through the blue shadows, she is shocked to see an anguished figure, crying for help.
But in this freezing, lonely landscape there are ghosts everywhere, and Laura begins to sense that her own eyes cannot be trusted. Is her mind playing tricks? Has she been in the ice too long?
Back at base, Laura’s questions about the whaling station go unanswered, blocked by unhelpful scientists, unused to questions from an outsider. And Laura just can’t shake
what happened in the ice cave.
Piecing together a past and present of cruelty and vulnerability that can be traced all
Piecing together a past and present of cruelty and vulnerability that can be traced all
around the globe, from Norway, to
Nantucket, Europe and Antarctica, Laura will stop at nothing to unearth the
truth. As she sees the dark side of endeavour and human nature,
she also
discovers a legacy of love, hope and the meaning of family. If only Laura can
find her way... out of the ice.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ann Turner is an award-winning screenwriter and
director, avid reader and history lover. She is drawn to salt-sprayed coasts,
luminous landscapes and the people who inhabit
them all over the world. She is
a passionate gardener. Her films include the historical feature Celia starring
Rebecca Smart – which Time Out listed as one of the fifty greatest
directorial
debuts of all time, Hammers Over the Anvil starring
Russell Crowe and Charlotte Rampling, and the psychological thriller Irresistible
starring Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill and Emily Blunt. Ann has lectured in
film at the Victorian College of the Arts. Ann was born in Adelaide and lives
in Victoria. www.annturnerauthor.com
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