A weather official is landed on a remote antarctic island for a year's tour of duty, his only companion a lighthouse keeper who is a) naked and b) unwelcoming. And where is the weather man's predecessor? Rapidly the official finds himself dealing with a wholly unexpected and very menacing situation. He needs the lighthouse keeper as an ally. This gripping story raises issues about man's range of sympathies and capacity for violence. A Spanish novel that is miles shorter than Don Quixote!
(Tony Pratt - bwl 81 Summer 2016 ) |
