Book Revew: Ice by Louis Nowra - Page 3

There's a Dickensian grandeur to Ice which is made all the more powerful by the way in which Nowra twists time's arrow. Those reading this solely as an historical fiction may be made uncomfortable by the way in which the reader is drawn into the story, placed in the role of the unconscious Beatrice; as silent confident. For those of us who like our fiction as rich, complex, and painful as possible, Ice is a tremendous story, and one which begs to be read more than once.

Ice
By Louis Nowra
Allen & Unwin
Paperback, ISBN: 9781741754834, Nov 2008, 336pgs

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