![]() ![]() Having raved over the atmospheric setting of the novel I had better give you a brief outline of the story without spoilers of course. In fact to quote from her website ' she believes that her travelling and writing are interdependent, and that one informs and enables the other.' With Sun at Midnight I was immediately engrossed in this adventure and love story that is set in Antarctica and gave me a rare glimpse of an amazing world. The author's personal research pays off as it shows in her writing as I really felt transported to the location from page one. I am a long time fan of her writing although I still have to catch up with her most recent novels. ![]() To research the Antarctic background for Sun at Midnight Rosie spent a month living with the scientists on a Bulgarian research station on Livingstone Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula. ![]() Rosie Thomas is not only an author but a keen traveller and mountaineer which has provided her with excellent and well researched material for her novels. My Opinion: A rare glimpse of an amazing world. Review Quote: 'The majesty and hostility of the landscape leap off the page.' Daily Mail It was thickened with sleet but the man working on the skelton roof didn't seem to notice the cold, or the way the flecks of ice drove into his eyes. ![]() First Sentences: The wind blew straight off the frozen bay. ![]()
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