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MARC 21

The art of breaking ice
Tag	Description
020	$a9781922848529
082	$aAFA MEA
100	$aMead, Rachael
245	$aThe art of breaking ice
260	$aSydney, NSW:$bAffirm Press,$c2023.
300	$a306 pages,$c23cm.
520	$a"In 1960, when the legendary icebreaker Magga Dan set sail for Antarctica, it contained a secret. Hiding on board was Nel Law, wife of expedition leader Phillip Law. She would make history by becoming the first Australian woman to set foot on the icy continent, but it was her art that would change everything. Though a talented artist, Nel has always been defined by her role as ‘the explorer’s wife’, but in the clear expanse of the Southern Ocean, her true self is finally allowed to emerge. Despite misogyny from the all-male crew and increasing resentment from her mercurial husband, Nel’s art begins to flourish. Her new friend, a gentle ornithologist, encourages her to explore, but as the ship ploughs on towards Antarctica, rumours swirl, threatening her marriage and the tenuous peace between the controlling Phillip and his crew. In the clear, white light of the south, Nel will be forced to confront the truth of herself and the man to whom she has dedicated her life." - Back cover
650	$aAntarctica$vFiction.
650	$aExploration$vFiction.
650	$aWomen$vFiction.