Tuesday, September 17, 7 PM: Book Release Event Dr. M Jackson, Glaciologist, Reading, Book Talk, and Signing for “Ice to Water”
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M Jackson’s first novel, “The Ice Sings Back,” has been a local book group and Tsunami bestseller since it’s release in early 2023. Her new novel, released as a paperback original, is “Ice to Water.”
Brief Description:
On the verge of losing everything, Ruth Harper, recently widowed and struggling with alcoholism, meets a mysterious man named Silas who helps her discover a rare ice cave on her property in Burnt Bay, Alaska. When images of the ice go viral on social media, tourists arrive at the farm gate clamoring to see the ice cave before it melts. As Ruth's relationship with Silas deepens and dark secrets surrounding her husband's death begin to surface, she must choose to take an unprecedented gamble and harness her life to a glacier whose future is just as uncertain as her own. Ice to Water is both a celebration of resilience against persistent loss and a reminder that to find ourselves, we must face terrifying truths. (A Paperback Original)
Biographical Note:
Dr. M Jackson is a geographer, glaciologist, science communicator, National Geographic Society Explorer, TED Fellow, public speaker, and writer. Jackson holds a doctorate from the University of Oregon, a Master of Science degree from the University of Montana, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia, and has worked for over a decade chronicling climate change and communities in the Arctic and Antarctic. Jackson is the author of The Secret Lives of Glaciers, While Glaciers Slept: Being Human in a Time of Climate Change, and the novel The Ice Sings Back. She lives outside Eugene, Oregon, with her infant and two fat cats.
Review Quotes:
"A gripping, unexpected, and thrilling story of a woman on edge in the spooky vastness of Alaska.Ice to Waterwill catch you up."
--DEBRA MAGPIE EARLING,The Lost Journals of Sacajawea
"With prose as crystalline as glacial ice, M Jackson tells Ruth's haunting tale of loss and search for redemption in a northern world turned upside down by climate change. A riveting and timely tale...I couldn't put this one down!"
--SCOTT GRAHAM,The National Park Mystery Series
"Jackson weaves a tale that is both haunting and irresistible, an ode to ice and a celebration of what makes us lovably, yet fallibly human. Strap on your crampons and get ready for an unforgettable read!"
--CAROLINE VAN HEMERT,The Sun is a Compass
"Heartbreaking and hopeful, this shows how the landscapes we love shape us, how we shape them back, and how they can bind communities together."
--KEEMA WATERFIELD,Inside Passage
"This novel is like a cold shower of glacier water, brimming with icy but hopeful clarity. Science and story flow together beautifully. Jackson's gripping prose will freeze and thaw you in turns, and show you humanity reflected in the ice."
--EMILY POOLE,Tsunami Books