Shiver

Nikki Gemmell

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HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
30 March 2022

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Press & journalism

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.

By: Nikki Gemmell
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 331g
ISBN: 9781460761878
ISBN 10: 1460761871
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 30 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nikki Gemmell writes novels, memoirs, essays and columns. She is the bestselling author of some twenty books, including Shiver, The Bride Stripped Bare, After, The Ripping Tree and Dissolve. Her books have been translated into twenty-two languages. She was born in Wollongong, New South Wales.

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Shiver

Nikki Gemmell

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