Book description
This unforgettable debut, set against the dramatic Antarctic landscape, is ârefreshingly different, vivid and immediate. Midge Raymond has an extraordinary gift for description that puts the reader bang in the middle of its dangerous and endangered worldâ (M.L. Stedman, New York Times bestselling author of The Light Between Oceans).
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Why read it?
2 authors picked My Last Continent as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I found this novel, a kind of elegy for Antarctica, completely transporting. I was swept up in the immensity of the glaciers, the cold and danger, the intensity of life lived so apart from the rest of the world.
The story is about several kinds of love â a romance between a female field researcher and another worker, love for the emperor and AdĂ©lie penguins she studies, and most of all, love for this imperiled continent in which most of the action takes place. I was completely captivated by the love story and the penguins, and my heart was inâŠ
From CĂ©line's list on immersing yourself in nature.
Few novels capture the thrills and the dangers of living in Antarctica amidst penguins, icebergs, and tourist vessels. Midge Raymond (who is my partner) has written a powerful novel that is more than just a romance between researchers, it is a cautionary tale about the precariousness of our world. For anyone considering (or dreaming) of a cruise to Antarctica, this is a must-read novel.
From John's list on saving the oceans.
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