Into White Silence

by Eaton, Anthony

• ISBN13: 9781742752549
• ISBN10: 1742752543
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-01
• Publisher: Random House Australia

Summary

A tale of ambition and madness in the frozen seas of Antarctica

 

In 1922, the polar exploration vessel Raven sailed from Hobart in the early hours of the morning, south into the icy embrace of the Antarctic Ocean. Neither she, nor the 28 souls aboard her, were ever seen again. In 2005, during a visit to an Australian Antarctic station, a writer discover a long-lost journal - the only surviving artefact and evidence of the fate of the Raven expedition. It is a discovery that will consume his life and eat into his soul. Into White Silence is the story of a collision between the past and the present, of the folly of ambition, and of the ghosts of the ice.

Author Biography

Anthony Eaton is a novelist who spent 6 weeks traveling to and from Casey Antarctic Station, in Wilkes land, Antarctica. During that voyage, he became both enchanted and cowed by the power and beauty of Antarctica, and the impact that it has on the minds and hearts of every man or woman who is lucky enough to experience it. Into White Silence was an honor book in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards Older Readers, shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary AwardYoung Adult, and was longlisted for the Gold Inky Award. ‘Eaton leaves the reader with a lingering sense of unease, of questions unanswered, and of the huge difficulties faced by early explorers . . . a cleverly constructed historically-based adventure story.’ CBCA JUDGES’ REPORT 2009 Anthony Eaton is winner of the 2006 Ena Noel Award bestowed by IBBY (International Board of Books for Young People) in recognition of Anthony’s body of work.