{"product_id":"cold-earth-isbn-9781582435794","title":"Cold Earth","description":"A team of six archaeologists from the United States, England, and Scotland assembles at the beginning of the Arctic summer to unearth traces of the lost Viking settlements in Greenland. But as they sink into uneasy domesticity, there is news of an epidemic back home, and their communications with the outside world fall away. Facing a Greenland winter for which they are hopelessly ill–equipped, Nina, Ruth, Catriona, Jim, Ben, and Yianni, knowing that their missives may never reach their loved ones, write final letters home. These letters make up the narrative of \u003ci\u003eCold Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, with each section of the book composed of one character's first–person perspective in letter form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this exceptional and haunting debut novel, Moss weaves a rich tapestry of personal narrative, history, love, grief, and naked survival. \u003ci\u003eCold Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is both a heart–pounding thriller and a highly sophisticated novel of ideas.Praise for \u003ci\u003eCold Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm not one for thrillers . .  but \u003ci\u003eCold Earth\u003c\/i\u003e had too many good ingredients to pass up . . . Moss draws six unforgettable individuals, through their interactions with fellow archeologists and through letters home to their loved ones. Bugs in amber, carbon in ice—a reader watches their existence constrict to survival.\" —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In stripped–down prose that never reveals too much, first–novelist Moss conjures an increasingly creepy atmosphere, the isolation and stark beauty of the Greenland coast, and the rigors of survival in a harsh environment.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the U.K. edition of \u003ci\u003eCold Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is almost perfect . . . This is an unusually promising first novel.\" —\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Few first novels are as topical as this . . . There is a lot to enjoy.\" —\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Moss's stark writing delivers stinging splashes of cold water. Every element is distilled for purity of purpose.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A heart–tingling story.\" —\u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most powerful and gripping debut novels I have ever read.\" —Scarlett Thomas, author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Mr. Y\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An astounding piece of imaginative fiction taking the reader to the ends of the earth.\" —\u003ci\u003eBookseller\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cb\u003eSarah Moss\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, travel writer and academic. She teaches Creative Writing in the English Department at University College Dublin and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Moss has written seven novels, \u003ci\u003eGhost Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tidal Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSigns for Lost Children\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBodies of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNight Waking\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCold Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eGhost Wall\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Polari Prize, and longlisted for the Women’s Prize, and \u003ci\u003eThe Tidal Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSigns for Lost Children\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBodies of Light\u003c\/i\u003e were shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize, in 2017, 2016 and 2015 respectively.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303827460325,"sku":"NP9781582435794","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781582435794.jpg?v=1767723892","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/cold-earth-isbn-9781582435794","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}