Book description
'WE LEFT A TIP AND THE WAITRESS SHOT US WHAT I SUPPOSE WAS INTENDED TO
BE A LOOK OF GRATITUDE. SHE REALLY ONLY MANAGED A WEAK GLARE. I GUESS
THAT'S THE COUNTRYSIDE FOR YOU. PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE EDGY.'
A young inquisitive girl hitches a lift with an older charismatic
Bohemian man. Neither has a final destination in mind, and so they find
themselves drifting aimlessly through middle America; driving, smoking,
sharing confidences, looking out for each other, and stopping as and
when the mood takes them. Their relationship is pure, simple -- and when
they do finally have sex, it's she who makes the first move. But this is
a strange, stolen time that must come to an end: the girl will grow up;
the man’s past will catch up with him; and the world outside will not
accept their relationship.
With shades of Lolita
and Morvern Callar
, The Ice Age
is a remarkable first novel, with an exceptional voice that's both
seductive and compelling, and which readers will quite simply fall in
love with. Kirsten Reed was born in 1973 in Seattle. She grew up in
New Zealand, Germany and various parts of the US before moving to
Australia as an adult. She now lives in Brisbane, and works as a
freelance artist and writer. The Ice Age
is her first novel.
