Victim of the Aurora Thomas Keneally

Name: Victim of the Aurora By Thomas Keneally
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Victim of the Aurora by Thomas Keneally

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Summary

A compelling, powerful novel of adventure and murder among Antarctic explorers.

Victim of the Aurora Summary

Victim of the Aurora by Thomas Keneally

In the waning years of the Edwardian era, a group of gentlemen wait out a raging blizzard in the perpetual darkness of the Antarctic winter, poised for a strike at the South Pole. As the storm lifts, a new challenge faces Captain Sir Eugene Stewart - to discover which of his twenty-five carefully chosen men has become a murderer. The quest for adventure has become a quest for justice.

Victim of the Aurora Reviews

His story is tightly reined: terse, ironic, reflective. His depiction of Edwardian innocence and stuffiness crashing against the Antarctic void is superb * Washington Post *
The solution is as astonishing as it is inevitable, the denouement chilling and tragic * Ruth Rendell *
The period gives this book its strength and character . . . altogether an admirable accomplishment * New Yorker *
The absolute dark, absolute cold of the Antarctic is skilfully evoked * Sunday Times *
A powerful and subtle writer . . . a remarkable novel * Spectator *
I was riveted by this tale of a man fighting the elements and his fellow explorers * Daily Telegraph *
Highly original and deeply moving * Observer *

About Thomas Keneally

Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published thirty-one novels since. They include Schindler's Ark, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates and Gossip From The Forest, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His most recent novels include The Daughters Of Mars, which was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize in 2013, Napoleon's Last Island, Crimes of the Father and The Book of Science and Antiquities. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his memoir Homebush Boy, Searching for Schindler and Australians. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.

Additional information

Sku

GOR003830382

ISBN 13

9780340407868

ISBN 10

0340407867

Title

Victim of the Aurora by Thomas Keneally

Author

Thomas Keneally

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

Year published

1988-03-01

Number of pages

208

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

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Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us