Ice (Nowra novel)
{{Short description|Book by Louis Nowra}}
{{Infobox book |
| name = Ice
| image = Ice (Nowra novel).jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = Louis Nowra
| country = Australia
| language = English
| genre =
| publisher = Allen & Unwin
| release_date = 2008
| media_type = Print (Paperback)
| pages = 322
| isbn = 9781741754834
| oclc=
| preceded_by = Abaza
| followed_by = Into That Forest
}}
Ice is a 2008 novel by Australian novelist Louis Nowra.
Plot summary
A pair of ambitious young British entrepreneurs, Malcolm McEacharn and Andrew McIlwraith, charter a steamer with the aim of towing an iceberg from Antarctica to Sydney. The success of the venture transforms Sydney, and McEacharn who later becomes lord mayor of Melbourne.
Notes
- Dedication: For Mandy
Reviews
Awards and nominations
- 2009 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Highly Commended