Seal Intestine Raincoat Contributor(s): Chard, Rosie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1897126441 ISBN-13: 9781897126448 Publisher: NeWest Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Nunatak First Fiction |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: After a severe winter storm and extended power failure, thousands become trapped in their homes during one of the coldest weeks of the year. For one small group of people, thrown together by catastrophe, a state of anxiety and claustrophobia follows as they discover no precautions have been made for a disaster of this magnitude. When the dark and cold continues, endurance turns to despair and plans for survival begin to emerge as Fred, a fifteen-year-old boy from England, is forced to take charge in unpredictable ways. Alongside its bleak portrayal of social instability during economic collapse, Seal Intestine Raincoat unearths the powerful human instincts that convert helpless fear into the desire to adapt. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chard, Rosie: - Rosie Chard grew up on the edge of the North Downs, a range of low hills south of London, England. She received her first degree in Anthropology and Environmental Biology from Oxford Brookes University, and later qualified as a landscape architect at the University of Greenwich. Chard practised in London and Copenhagen, Denmark, until she and her family emigrated to Canada in 2005. She now lives in Winnipeg where she divides her time between writing and garden design. Seal Intestine Raincoat is her first novel. |