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An antarctic memoir jean mcneil, narrated by bridget wareham careergasm. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Read ice diaries an antarctic memoir by jean mcneil available from rakuten kobo. Oct 08, 2015 ice diaries is the story of mcneil s years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels in greenland, iceland and svalbard, culminating in a strange event in cape town, south africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent. Ice diaires an antarctic memoir is published by ecw press in canada and the us in march 2016. Jean mcneil, born 1968, is a canadian fiction and travel author. Winner of the banff mountain book festival grand prize and one of the guardians best.

In the spirit of the diaries of earlier antarctic explorers, mcneil mixes travelogue, popular science, and memoir to examine the history of our fascination with ice. In spite of all the plans for a systematic construction of ellsworth station by the seabees taking 40 days, thewyandotwas completely unloaded of 11. An antarctic memoir jean mcneil, ecw press can, 2016 the bond simon mccartney, vertebrate publishing uk, 2016 the shark and the albatross john aitchison, greystone books can, 2016. In ice diaries, jean mcneil is haunted by her time in. Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the south pole, an empire of ice presents a fascinating new take on antarctic exploration. Ice diaries is the story of mcneils years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels in greenland, iceland and svalbard, culminating in a. Her memoir and polar travel narrative ice diaries was named as one of the best nature books by the guardian in the uk in 2018. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kat austens concentration the matter of the soul is available for purchase and download via. Ice diaries ebook by jean mcneil 9781770908765 rakuten kobo. Switching between the victorian age of antarctic discovery. The dhow house, a novel 2017 and fire on the mountain, a novel 2018.

Jean mcneil reflects on her time in antarctica in her memoir, ice diaries. Lizzies diaries from antarctica updated 15 december 2003, 14. Ice diaries is the story of mcneils years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels to greenland, iceland, and svalbard, culminating in a strange event in cape town, south africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to. A number of memoirs and diaries have been submitted by society members for publication on the website. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.

An antarctic memoir weaving together paleoclimatology, a narrative of nineteenthcentury exploration, and modern sensibilities, land of wondrous cold fills a niche for the historically minded reader. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read heat. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Long captivated by the solid yet impermanent nature of ice, by its stark, rugged beauty, acclaimed poet and writer nancy campbell sets out from the worlds northernmost. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ice diaries. Ice diaries is the story of mcneil s years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels to greenland, iceland, and svalbard, culminating in a strange event in cape town, south africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent.

Ice diaries is the story of mcneil s years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels to greenland, iceland, and svalbard. Ice diaries an antarctic memoir in march 2016 i will publish ice diaries an antarctic memoir. Mar 01, 2016 ice diaries is the story of mcneils years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels to greenland, iceland, and svalbard, culminating in a strange event in cape town, south africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent. Its a book about ice and its properties, both emotional and physical a tale of ice and the polar regions and a travelogue filtered through a personal climate change story. She has an interest in landscape, environment and climate change and over the last decade has undertaken research in antarctica, the arctic and in subsaharan africa. Mar 18, 2016 detente with ice is what novelist jean mcneil is after in her new memoir, ice diaries. Extreme adventures at the highest temperatures on earth ebook written by ranulph fiennes. A decade ago, novelist and short story writer jean mcneil spent a year as writerinresidence with the british antarctic survey, and four months on the worlds most enigmatic continent antarctica.

In a radical retelling of antarctic exploration, gillen darcy wood focuses on the fierce rivalry between the french, british, and american expeditions of the 1840s, and interweaves their stories with the chilling discoveries of modern scientists looking at the effects of global warming on the antarctic ice cap. An antarctic memoir jean mcneil what do we stand to lose in a world without ice. Dr jean mcneil is a novelist, poet and essayist, and was writerinresidence with the british antarctic survey for a few months, and has since made several trips to the antarctic region and to the arctic. For the next two weeks everything moved in a chaotic but deterministic way until the ships departure on 10 february. Access to the antarctic remains largely reserved for scientists, and it is the only piece of earth which is nobodys country. You can listen to an interview with cbcs shelagh rogers on her books programme,the next chapter, ice diaries an antarctic memoir published in canada and the us jean mcneil. Ice diaries is the story of mcneils years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels in greenland, iceland and svalbard, culminating in a strange event in cape town, south africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent. In three more days, ellsworth station was either 90%. In the spirit of the diaries of antarctic explorers.

Land of wondrous cold by gillen darcy wood 0dayreleases. Ice diaries is the story of mcneil s years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels in greenland, iceland and svalbard, culminating in a strange event in cape town, south africa. Her work has been shortlisted for the governor generals award for fiction, the journey prize, and she has won the prism international prize for short fiction and subsequently for narrative nonfiction. Winner of the banff mountain book festival grand prize and one of the guardians best books of 2016. Ice diaries by jean mcneil overdrive rakuten overdrive. A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughsantarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the south pole, looms large in the human imagination. Apr 17, 2020 switching between the victorian age of antarctic discovery. Jean mcneil on her lifechanging journey to antarctica. Banff mountain film and book festival program 2016 by banff.

A vivid and perceptive audiobook combining memoir and scientific and cultural history with a bewitching account of landscape and place, which will appeal to listeners of robert macfarlane, roger deakin and olivia laing. Explore books by jean mcneil with our selection at. Land of wondrous cold audiobook by gillen darcy wood. The library of ice by nancy campbell and tania rodrigues. Ice diaries is the story of mcneils years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels to greenland, iceland, and svalbard. Ice diaries ice diaries, book an antarctic memoir by mcneil, jean.

Ice diaries an antarctic memoir published in canada. Jean mcneil on her lifechanging journey to antarctica cbc. In ice diaries, jean mcneil is haunted by her time. Jean mcneil is the author of ten books including four novels and a collection of short fiction. All members are encouraged to submit similar material for archiving here, and linking to the time trek application. Ice diaries an antarctic memoir by jean mcneil ice diaries is the story of mcneils years spent in ice not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels to greenland iceland and svalbard culminating in a strange event in cape town south africa where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent. The banff mountain book festival is an annual book festival held at the banff centre in.

Switching between the victorian age of antarctic discoveryof which far less has been written about than the socalled heroic age of antarcticaand present scientific discoveries, land of wondrous cold fuses antarctic past and future in a timely, absorbing work of environmental history. Kat austens concentration the matter of the soul is available for purchase and download via bandcamp. She is a reader in creative writing and coconvenor of the ma in. Cbbc newsround world lizzies diaries from antarctica. Ice diaries is the story of mcneil s years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels in greenland, iceland and svalbard, culminating in a strange event in cape town, south africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent.