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'An iceberg is towed through the Heads to the astonishment of colonial Sydney. As it melts, the iceberg is revealed as a tomb to the perfectly preserved body of a young sailor, who died forty years before.
'A man lost in grief for his wife is haunted by his memories of her. His life becomes a memorial to her, in the hope of defeating the oblivion of death.
'Ice tells the story of Malcolm McEacharn, the man who brings joy to early Sydney in the form of an iceberg and who later pioneers the first successful refrigerated voyage from Australia to London. He is a brilliant businessman who will later bring electricity to Melbourne, become its Lord Mayor and be one step away from becoming Prime Minister - but he is driven by an obsession that threatens to destroy him and his world.
'Ice also tells a parallel story, set in contemporary Sydney, of a young biographer who lies in a coma, and her bereft husband's desperate attempts to resurrect her by unearthing the truth about her subject McEacharn.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: For Mandy
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Works about this Work
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What's Wrong with Australian Fiction? : A Sceptical Look at the Miles Franklin Shortlist
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 53 no. 12 2009; (p. 22-29) 'Once in a while, a literary prize gets awarded to the most talented writer in the field. Admittedly this would happen a lot more often if the judges of such awards simply drew the prize-winner's name out of a hat. The Nobel committee, even if it occasionally pulled out the name of the hat-maker by mistake, would still obtain less bizarre results using the hat method than it does by applying its literary judgment. But still, when a literary award is given to the right winner for the right reason, you get a dim reminder of why such prizes were considered a good idea in the first place.' -
Five Males and a Miles
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 13 June 2009; (p. 24-25) Jason Steger previews the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award. He looks at each of the shortlisted works in turn, noting their authorship, their 'form' and quoting from reviews previously published in the Age. -
The $42,000 Question
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 April 2009; (p. 33) -
[Review] Ice
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , January no. 347 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of Ice 2008 single work novel -
Chipping Away at Australia's Frozen Heart
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 5 December vol. 18 no. 24 2008;
— Review of Ice 2008 single work novel
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[Review] Ice
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 88 no. 3 2008; (p. 31)
— Review of Ice 2008 single work novel -
Rewriting the Past
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 8 November 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of Wanting 2008 single work novel ; Ice 2008 single work novel -
Historical Fantasy Skates on Thin Ice
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 November 2008; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Ice 2008 single work novel -
Icemania
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 306 2008; (p. 14)
— Review of Ice 2008 single work novel -
Hot Tale Frozen in a Perfect Coma
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , November vol. 3 no. 10 2008; (p. 23-24)
— Review of Ice 2008 single work novel -
A Love Letter To Her
2008
single work
interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 88 no. 3 2008; (p. 41) -
Up Next : Louis Nowra : Writer
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 22-23 November 2008; (p. 9) -
The $42,000 Question
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 April 2009; (p. 33) -
Five Males and a Miles
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 13 June 2009; (p. 24-25) Jason Steger previews the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award. He looks at each of the shortlisted works in turn, noting their authorship, their 'form' and quoting from reviews previously published in the Age. -
What's Wrong with Australian Fiction? : A Sceptical Look at the Miles Franklin Shortlist
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 53 no. 12 2009; (p. 22-29) 'Once in a while, a literary prize gets awarded to the most talented writer in the field. Admittedly this would happen a lot more often if the judges of such awards simply drew the prize-winner's name out of a hat. The Nobel committee, even if it occasionally pulled out the name of the hat-maker by mistake, would still obtain less bizarre results using the hat method than it does by applying its literary judgment. But still, when a literary award is given to the right winner for the right reason, you get a dim reminder of why such prizes were considered a good idea in the first place.'
Awards
- 2009 highly commended Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Fiction
- 2009 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1800-1899
- 2000s