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PublisherAbrams, Inc.

ISBN-101468314955

ISBN-139781468314953

eBay Product ID (ePID)234588716

Product Key Features

Book TitleSun at Midnight : a Novel

Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Romance / General, Romance / Holiday, Action & Adventure

Publication Year2017

GenreFiction

AuthorRosie Thomas

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2017-002706

Reviews[Sun at Midnight] brings the Antarctic to life . . . Thomas lovingly depicts Alice's journey and the peace and beauty at Kandahar Station, where, nevertheless, the allure of the frozen tundra is complicated by the knowledge that a simple misstep could result in death. Alice's attraction to Rooker, a secretive member of their expedition, provides another layer of intrigue, especially when disaster looms and he may be the only person who can save her. Illuminating yet quietly revealing, Thomas's latest is elevated by its unique setting and its strong characterization., An intelligent, gripping read . . . Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this book is its stunning sense of place: not just Thomas' descriptions of the frozen landscape--the light, the ice, the radiant skies--but also the emotional wallop it packs. . . During the most dramatic chapters, I was weeping, riveted, heart in mouth, barely aware of turning the pages. Reading, at its best, is transporting--it takes us to another place. Sun at Midnight does that brilliantly, conjuring a world of danger, intimacy, harsh beauty and infinite mystery that held me totally in thrall., Thomas vividly describes the shivery blue-and-white frozen landscape, the biting cold, and the ever-present danger that means one person's small mistake could doom the entire team.

SynopsisBy the bestselling author of The Kashmir Shawl, the epic story of love and adventure set against the stunning backdrop of Antarctica, From critically acclaimed author and "master storyteller" Rosie Thomas (Cosmopolitan), a sweeping saga of loss and redemption that centers on Alice, who as a scientist, relies on method, precision, and tangible proof. But when her relationship with Oxford artist Peter Brown collapses spectacularly, she is forced to use her skills to evaluate her own life for the first time. In her thirties, childless, and tied to Oxford by her work, it's time to break away. Alice accepts an invitation to travel to the southernmost point of the earth, Antarctica.Upon arrival, she is awestruck by the strangeness of a continent painted in shades of blue and white, lit by an unearthly permanent sunlight. And nothing has prepared her for the close confines of a small base shared with eight men and one other woman. It's in these close quarters that she develops a strong attraction to a man shrouded in danger and mystery. It's in this beautiful but unforgiving environment that Alice discovers something that could change her life forever . . . if she survives.

LC Classification NumberPR6070.H655S86 2017