Afterlands

Afterlands

by StevenHeighton (Author)

Synopsis

It is the year 1871. Nineteen survivors from a failed expedition drift south on an ice floe off Greenland, battling the elements, one another and themselves ...Yet, it is not the brutal cold or lack of food that worries Second Mate Roland Kruger; it is his commanding officer, Tyson, whose judgement reeks more of the bottle than of good sense. As the castaways struggle over their diminishing resources in increasingly bleak conditions, they resort to their basest instincts and turn on one another. And Kruger finds himself rival for the affections of a woman who cannot love him, while he senses a shadow falling over the rest of his life ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 26 Apr 2007

ISBN 10: 0141024763
ISBN 13: 9780141024769

Author Bio
Steven Heighton is one of Canada's most highly acclaimed young writers. He is the author of the novel The Shadow Boxer; of two short-story collections, Flight Paths of the Emperor and On earth as it is; and of four poetry collections. His work has been translated into nine languages and has appeared in the Independent on Sunday and The New York Times, among others. He lives in Kingston, Ontario. Read more about Steven Heighton at: www.stevenheighton.com