Shiver by Nikki Gemmel
The heartbreaking and beautiful original debut novel from the now-acclaimed Australian writer, Nikki Gemmell
I can catalogue Antarctica by touch. The touch of air sucked dry on my cheek, the fur of a day-old seal pup, the touch of an iceberg, a blizzard, a lover, the touch of sweat at minus twenty-three, of a camera stuck to the skin on my face, of cold like glass cutting into my skin, of a snowflake, of a dead man, of a doctor's fingers on my inner thigh, of a tongue on my eye.
Shiver tells the story of Fin, a young woman who gets the chance of a lifetime to go to Antarctica. Surrounded by the cruel beauty of the last great wilderness on earth, she finds herself transfixed by the power of the land. Travelling and living with a close-knit and idiosyncratic team, Fin learns the rules and taboos of community life in Antarctica, and then promptly breaks the strictest taboo of all - she falls in love. The consequences are shattering.
Lyrical, haunting and sometimes painfully moving, Shiver is a first novel of great power and beauty.
Format: Paperback | 288 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 13 x 1.8 | 274g
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Vintage Books
Publication City/Country: Milsons Point, SYD, Australia
Language: English
Edition Statement: Reprint ed.
ISBN10: 174051324X
ISBN13: 9781740513241
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including a very minor crease on the bottom-right corner of the front cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.