The Still Point - A Novel (Paperback)

At the turn of the twentieth century, Arctic explorer Edward Mackley sets out to reach the North Pole and vanishes into the icy landscape without a trace. He leaves behind a young wife, Emily, who awaits his return for decades, her dreams and devotion gradually freezing into rigid widowhood.
A hundred years later, on a sweltering mid-summer's day, Edward's great-grand-niece Julia moves through the old family house, attempting to impose some order on the clutter of inherited belongings and memories from that ill-fated expedition, and taking care to ignore the deepening cracks within her own marriage. But as afternoon turns into evening, Julia makes a discovery that splinters her long-held image of Edward and Emily's romance.
The Still Point moves through past, present, and future, with dreams revealing a universal simultaneity to the choices we must all make in the faces of love and passion. Long-listed for the Orange Prize, The Still Point is a powerful literary debut, masterfully told in the language of the heart.

General

Imprint:	Counterpoint
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	2012
Authors:	Amy Sackville
Dimensions:	230 x 154 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	307
ISBN-13:	978-1-58243-800-9
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-58243-800-5
Barcode:	9781582438009

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!