Bibliofiles: Books to reflect the cold chill of winter
Donna Liquori
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"Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World," by Andrea Pitzer.Simon and SchusterShow MoreShow Less
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There’s about a foot or so of snow on the ground with more on the way. The temperature was 15 degrees one morning this week. And we were under a winter storm watch. So, you’d think I’d be reading and fantasizing about tropical places. But I’m one of those people who likes winter. And I like literature involving cold, remote places.
I’ve just finished “Migrations” by Charlotte McConaghy. The book starts off with an ornithologist in Greenland banding some of the last Arctic terns. The novel is set in the future and begins with the words, “The animals are dying. Soon we will be alone here.” Franny Stone is hoping to follow these birds as they migrate south. And she’s hoping one of the last fishing boats will take her there. Stone, a sleepwalking Irish/Australian woman with a mysterious past and a multi-layered backstory, manages to board the Saghani, which is an Inuit word for raven.