My Last Continent: A Novel
- Author: Midge Raymond
- Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 8:55:08
Synopsis
This unforgettable debut, set against the dramatic Antarctic landscape, is “refreshingly different, vivid and immediate. Midge Raymond has an extraordinary gift for description that puts the reader bang in the middle of its dangerous and endangered world” (M.L. Stedman, New York Times bestselling author of The Light Between Oceans).
It is only among the glacial mountains, cleaving icebergs, and frigid waters of Antarctica that Deb Gardener and Keller Sullivan feel at home. For a few blissful weeks each year they study the habits of Emperor and Adelie penguins and find solace in their work and in one another. But Antarctica, like their fleeting romance, is a fragile place, imperiled by the world to the north.
Each year, Deb and Keller play tour guide to the passengers on the small expedition ship that ferries them to their research station. But this year, when Keller fails to appear on board, Deb begins to reconsider their complicated past and the uncertainty of any future they might share. Then, shortly into the journey, Deb’s ship receives an emergency signal from The Australis, a cruise liner that has hit desperate trouble in the ice-choked waters of the Southern Ocean. Soon Deb’s role will change from researcher to rescuer; among the crew of that sinking ship, Deb learns, is Keller.
As Deb and Keller’s troubled histories collide in this “original and entirely authentic love story” (Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project), Midge Raymond takes us on an unforgettable voyage deep into the wonders of the Antarctic and the mysteries of the human heart. My Last Continent is “a sensitive exploration of how the smallest action can ripple through an ecosystem—seemingly impenetrable, but as fragile as the human heart” (The Minneapolis Star-Tribune). “Atmospheric and adventurous...The story and vivid writing will keep readers glued to the pages” (Library Journal).
Chapters
-
MyLastContinent 01 Title
Duration: 35s -
MyLastContinent 02 Afterwards
Duration: 03min -
MyLastContinent 03 OneWeekBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 27min -
MyLastContinent 04 FiveYearsBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 41min -
MyLastContinent 05 OneWeekBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 10min -
MyLastContinent 06 FourYearsBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 01h02s -
MyLastContinent 07 FiveDaysBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 14min -
MyLastContinent 08 TwoYearsBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 35min -
MyLastContinent 09 FourDaysBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 06min -
MyLastContinent 10 ThreeMonthsBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 42min -
MyLastContinent 11 ThreeDaysBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 48min -
MyLastContinent 12 OneYearBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 15min -
MyLastContinent 13 TwoDaysBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 15min -
MyLastContinent 14 TenMonthsBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 14min -
MyLastContinent 15 OneDayBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 16min -
MyLastContinent 16 FifteenYearsBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 11min -
MyLastContinent 17 HoursBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 09min -
MyLastContinent 18 SouthOfAntarcticCircle
Duration: 06min -
MyLastContinent 19 TwentyYearsBeforeShipwreck
Duration: 21min -
MyLastContinent 20 TheGullet
Duration: 42min