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The Still Point by Amy Sackville

By Eithne Farry on Monday 25 January 2010

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The Still Point, by Amy Sackville

A melancholy, poetically vivid look at love and loss with a doomed Arctic expedition as a backdrop.

In an old and dusty house, Julia attempts to sort out her explorer great-uncle's archive, while struggling with depression and a sense of foreboding about her marriage. In a contrasting landscape - a frozen wasteland - 100 years earlier, Edward Mackley is fatefully heading for the North Pole, leaving behind his young wife in the stifling confinement of his family home. These two shimmering narratives, both dealing with emotional distance, reflect and refract the feelings of abandonment, hope and fear that are so much a part of love and longing.

Review by Eithne Farry

Release date: Monday 25 January 2010

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The most beautiful and beautifully written story I have ever read. Just lovely..amazing! Just read 3 pages a day ...DO NOT RUSH This is a 19th century classic written in the 21st century.
This is a classic. Really amazing... DO NOT RUSH !! This is a treat to be savoured, every word. Amazing !
Comment by nancy hardie on March 18 10:52