Thaw
Author: Glover, Dennis
ISBN: 9781760644451
Publisher: Black Inc
Year first published: 01 Aug 2023
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
b>Some secrets won't stay buried./b>BR>BR>i>'Scott's lost expedition was still here, she thought - frozen, preserved, waiting to be rescued from the thaw. The truth lay beneath the surface, and she was going to bring it up.'/i>br>br>In 1912, five British explorers struggle across the freezing Antarctic landscape, through howling winds and plummeting temperatures, seeking the safety of their camp.br>br>Today, as the world's ice sheets begin to melt and surrender their secrets, renowned glacial archaeologist Missy Simpson works to discover the true cause of the explorers' deaths - a subject that has intrigued researchers for more than a century.br>br>Her colleague, Cambridge professor Jim Hunter, is working on his own scientific mysteries - and is willing to risk everything to solve them.br>br>In hallowed halls of learning and on the icy polar plateau, these risk-takers must grapple with the unfathomable power of the natural world and the dramatically changing weather - while navigating their own complicated relationships.br>br>Drawn from the pages of history and cutting-edge science, i>Thaw /i>is a gripping read that will forever change how you see the frozen continent - and those who seek to conquer it.
ISBN: 9781760644451
Publisher: Black Inc
Year first published: 01 Aug 2023
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
b>Some secrets won't stay buried./b>BR>BR>i>'Scott's lost expedition was still here, she thought - frozen, preserved, waiting to be rescued from the thaw. The truth lay beneath the surface, and she was going to bring it up.'/i>br>br>In 1912, five British explorers struggle across the freezing Antarctic landscape, through howling winds and plummeting temperatures, seeking the safety of their camp.br>br>Today, as the world's ice sheets begin to melt and surrender their secrets, renowned glacial archaeologist Missy Simpson works to discover the true cause of the explorers' deaths - a subject that has intrigued researchers for more than a century.br>br>Her colleague, Cambridge professor Jim Hunter, is working on his own scientific mysteries - and is willing to risk everything to solve them.br>br>In hallowed halls of learning and on the icy polar plateau, these risk-takers must grapple with the unfathomable power of the natural world and the dramatically changing weather - while navigating their own complicated relationships.br>br>Drawn from the pages of history and cutting-edge science, i>Thaw /i>is a gripping read that will forever change how you see the frozen continent - and those who seek to conquer it.
