McGregor, Elizabeth. The ice child.Penguin Putnam, Onyx. 438p, map. c2002.0-451-41061-0. $7.99. SA It is hard to pigeonhole pi·geon·hole n. 1. A small compartment or recess, as in a desk, for holding papers; a cubbyhole. 2. A specific, often oversimplified category. 3. The small hole or holes in a pigeon loft for nesting. tr. The Ice Child. Is it a historical novel? Much of the present-day plot revolves around the search for the Franklin Expedition, which disappeared in the 1800s during a fruitless search for the Northwest Passage Northwest Passage, water routes through the Arctic Archipelago, N Canada, and along the northern coast of Alaska between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Even though the explorers of the 16th cent. . In fact, there are chapters that serve as flashbacks to that doomed journey and crew interspersed with the lives of the modern-day characters. Is it a romance? There is the love affair between Douglas Marshall Sir Douglas Marshall (2 October 1906 – 24 August 1976) was a British Conservative Party politician, and Member of Parliament for Bodmin from 1945 to 1964. At the 1964 general election, he lost his seat to the Liberal Party candidate Peter Bessell. , the middle-aged archaeologist, whose whole life revolves around the search for the remains of the Franklin Expedition, and Jo Harper, the 20-something London writer assigned to write his story. Is it a medical story, strong on details of a rare disease? There is even a storyline involving a polar bear and her cub. Ultimately, all the storylines involve survival: human and animal survival against terrible odds; the survival of love; and the survival of the next generation. The storylines generally enhance each other, although some details and plot curves could have been shortened. Most people looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. that "good read" will feel they've found it in The Ice Child. Katherine E. Gillen, Libn., Luke AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass Lib., AZ |
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