Ice diaries an antarctic memoir jean mcneil books

Her work has been shortlisted for the governor generals award for fiction, the journey prize, and she has won the prism international prize for short fiction and subsequently for narrative nonfiction. A decade ago, novelist and short story writer jean mcneil spent a year as writerinresidence with the british antarctic survey, and four months on the worlds most enigmatic continent antarctica. Ice diaries is the story of mcneils years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels to greenland, iceland, and svalbard. Here is a short extract from the books introduction. An antarctic memoir by jean mcneil is published by ecw. Antarctic work in progress james clark ross in sea ice from dash 7 limited edition book of prose, poetry and diary entries of the antarctic, illustrated with black and white photographs. A decade ago, novelist and short story writer jean mcneil spent a year as writer in residence with the british antarctic survey, and four months on the worlds most enigmatic continent antarctica.

Ice diaries is the winner of the grand prize at the banff mountain film festival book competition in 2016 see. In ice diaries, jean mcneil is haunted by her time. Access to the antarctic remains largely reserved for scientists, and. The author spent four months on the worlds most enigmatic continent, antarctica. In ice diaries, jean mcneil is haunted by her time in. A decade ago, novelist and short story writer jean mcneil spent a year as writer in residence with the british antarctic survey, and four months on the worlds most enigmatic continentantarctica. Jean mcneil is the author of thirteen books, including six novels and a collection of short fiction, a collection of poetry, a travel guide and literary essays. Ice diaries takes the grand prize in the 2016 banff. Ice diaries is the story of mcneils years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels in greenland, iceland and svalbard, culminating in a strange event in cape town, south africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent.

Ice diaries by jean mcneil overdrive rakuten overdrive. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ice diaries. The banff mountain film and book festival is proud to announce jean mcneils ice diaries as the grand prize winner of the 2016 banff mountain book competition. Winner of the banff mountain book festival grand prize and one of the guardians best books of 2016. Ice diaries is the story of mcneils years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels in greenland, iceland and svalbard, culminating in a. Shop amongst our popular books, including 4, ice diaries, the dhow house and more from jean mcneil. An antarctic memoir is a compelling record of what she learned both about. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. A decade ago, novelist and short story writer jean mcneil spent a year as writer in residence with the british antarctic survey, and four months on. Jean mcneil, who a decade ago lived for four months on this most.

Oriented at first glance toward the pole of climatechange literature, its less a reflection on climate. You can listen to an interview with cbcs shelagh rogers on her books programme,the next chapter, ice diaries an antarctic memoir published in canada and the us jean mcneil. Ice diaries included in best nature writing books of 2018. In case you thought, as i did, that the antarctic is largely a colourless void, ice diaries. In the spirit of the diaries of antarctic explorers. Weaving science and narrative to examine the history of our fascination with ice, mcneil paints vivid portraits of the people drawn to the unforgiving. Documenting her year spent on ice, mcneil produced a haunting story of the relationship between beauty and terror, loss and abandonment, transformation and triumph. Its philosophical out of necessity, because the realities of life, death, and the.

Read ice diaries an antarctic memoir by jean mcneil available from rakuten kobo. Ice diaries what do we stand to lose in a world without ice. Dr jean mcneil is a novelist, poet and essayist, and was writerinresidence with the british antarctic survey for a few months, and has since made several trips to the antarctic region and to the arctic. Ice diaries included in best nature writing books of 2018 in the guardian 01st, dec 2018 im thrilled that my book ice diaries. Steam and fog over the sea formed by very cold air moving over warmer water, typically in the antarctic in spring, when seaice is thinning or disappearing, but land temperatures remain low. Winner of the banff mountain book festival grand prize and one of. When i heard about ice diaries, by jean mcneil, a writer from nova scotia, who was selected to travel to the antarctic with a british scientific team, i knew i had to give it a read.

Ice diaries is the story of mcneils years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic but her subsequent travels to greenland, iceland, and svalbard, culminating in a strange event in cape town, south africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent. Its a book about ice and its properties, both emotional and physical a tale of ice and the polar. Ice diaires an antarctic memoir is published by ecw press in canada and the us in march 2016. As you can see, i love polar exploration stories lol 84 users 452 views. This is not a traditional explorers diary, but rather, as mcneil explains, an. In march 2016 i will publish ice diaries an antarctic memoir. In ice diaries, canadian author jean mcneil offers a thoughtful rumination on her lifelong obsession with cold. An antarctic memoir jean mcneil, ecw press can, 2016 this thoughtprovoking, timely and unusual book blends adventure travel writing and creative nonfiction in a book thats thoughtful and genuine. Her work has been shortlisted for the governor generals award for. Her work has been shortlisted for the governorgenerals award for fiction and the journey prize for short fiction canada. To help keep our communities safe, all our retail locations are temporarily closed until further notice. A lot of the book is spent wrestling with things that are distant and difficult to grasp.

The dog days of summer often lead to thoughts about colder weather. Ice diaries an antarctic memoir published in canada. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jean mcneils latest book, a memoir, recounts her months in antarctica as a writerinresidence with the british antarctic survey, charged with translating complex.

A climate change memoir by jean mcneil excerpt home ice diaries. Switching between the victorian age of antarctic discoveryof which far less has been written about than the socalled heroic age of antarcticaand present scientific discoveries, land of wondrous cold fuses antarctic past and future in a timely, absorbing work of environmental history. A journey into the polar regions, the cultural history of ice and a story of growing up in a cold place. Ice diaries artfully conveys an outsiders account of. A desolate polar landscape comes to life in this memorable book chronicling mcneils private view period as writerinresidence for the british antarctic survey, focusing on her four months in antar. Access to the antarctic remains largely reserved for scientists, and it is the only piece of earth. In the spirit of the diaries of earlier antarctic explorers, mcneil mixes travelogue, popular science, and memoir to examine the history of our fascination with ice. Jean mcneils stunning memoir of home, family and antarctica. Its a book about ice and its properties, both emotional and physical a tale of ice and the polar regions and a travelogue filtered through a personal climate change story. Jean mcneil reflects on her time in antarctica in her memoir, ice diaries. Ice diaries is the winner of the grand prize at the banff mountain film festival book competition in 2016 see 2016banffmountainbookcompetitionawards ice diaries was chosen as one of the best nature books of 2018 by the guardian.

Prize at the banff mountain film festival book competition in 2016 see ice diaries. Jean mcneil on her lifechanging journey to antarctica. Ice diaries an antarctic memoir a journey into the polar regions, the cultural history of ice and a story of growing up in a cold place. The book finalists for this years competition have been described as irreverent, intoxicating and magical, and were picked from a longlist of finalists to compete for the phyllis and don munday award grand prize. Winner, grand prize and adventure travel category at the banff mountain film festival book awards book competition for ice diaries. Mcneils gripping book, a memoir of her stint as the writer during an antarctic summer, is a vivid depiction of the human community in the granite quarrycrossedwithapenalcolony of a polar base camp. Jean mcneils latest book, a memoir, recounts her months in antarctica as a writerinresidence with the british. Her memoir and polar travel narrative ice diaries was named as one of the best nature books by the guardian in the uk in 2018.

Ice diaries an antarctic memoir by jean mcneil 360 pp. Prize at the banff mountain film festival book competition in 2016 see s. Book gives expert advice on how to pack for any trip. I have read a few books about travels to the arctic, but never one about the antarctic. The book was very interesting but more eloquently written than i expected. In entering this world, mcneil unexpectedly finds herself confronting her own upbringing in the maritimes, the lifelong effects of growing up in a cold place, and how the climates of childhood frame our emotional thermodynamics for life. Access to the antarctic remains largely reserved for scientists, and it is the only piece of.