About The Book

Description

At the edge of the Antarctic Circle a steamship approaches a desolate island. On board is a young man, poised to take up the post of weather observer. But on shore he finds no trace of the man he has been sent to replace, just a deranged castaway who refuses to speak. For the next twelve months his entire world will consist of a deserted cabin, trees, rocks, silence and the surrounding sea. Then night begins to fall...