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Book Synopsis''There is nothing else quite like Ice'' Doris Lessing
Set in a frozen world that is gradually being devastated by ever-encroaching ice, Anna Kavan''s masterwork follows one man''s pursuit of a mysterious silver-haired girl to the ends of the earth; to the end of everything.
''A brutal novel of a frozen post-nuclear dystopia. Just the most magnificent book ... hugely enigmatic, a genuine novel of the unconscious and a masterpiece'' Frank Tallis, Guardian
''Few novelists match the intensity of her vision'' J. G. Ballard
''She is De Quincey''s heir and Kafka''s sister'' Brian Aldiss
Trade ReviewAstonishes with poetic brilliance * Sunday Telegraph *
There is nothing else like it... This ice is not psychological or metaphysical ice; here the loneliness of childhood has been magicked into a physical reality as hallucinatory as the Ancient Mariner's. -- Doris Lessing
One of the most mysterious of modern writers, Anna Kavan created a uniquely fascinating fictional world. Few contemporary novelists could match the intensity of her vision -- J.G. Ballard
One of the most terrifying postulations about the end of the world.. One can only admire the strength and courage of this visionary * The Times *
Brutal, addictive and extremely entertaining... strange, unsettling and harsh * Guardian *
Ice is superbly unsettling... this novel is perfect winter reading. -- James Marriott * The Times *
Just the most magnificent book...hugely enigmatic, a genuine novel of the unconscious and a masterpiece. I feel very passionate about it, as you can probably tell. -- Frank Tallis * Guardian *
