The quality of silence /
by Lupton, Rosamund.
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BookSeries: Publisher: Leicester : Thorpe, 2016Edition: Large print ed.Description: 366 p. (large print); 24 cm.ISBN: 9781444828177.Subject(s): Widows -- Fiction | Deaf children -- Fiction | Mothers and daughters -- Fiction | Wilderness survival -- Alaska -- Fiction | General | Large type booksOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: Yasmin arrives at the airport in Alaska to spend Christmas with her husband Matt. With her is her ten-year-old daughter Ruby, who has been deaf since birth. They soon receive news, however, that Matt has been killed in a devastating fire that claimed the lives of everyone in the remote village of Anaktue, where he had been working as a wildlife photographer. But Yasmin is certain he is still alive. When her lift is unexpectedly terminated, and with a violent storm on the way, Yasmin must make a heart-wrenching decision. She and Ruby embark upon a terrifying drive on the ice road, in a deep, entrenching night that never lifts, and the risk of freezing to death is only minutes away. And slowly, patiently, someone is following them in the dark...
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| Large Print - Adult | Home Visits Crosby Large Print | Large Print Adult Fiction | Available | 002862513X | ||||
| Large Print - Adult | Maghull Library | Large Print Adult Fiction | Available | 002862512X |
Yasmin arrives at the airport in Alaska to spend Christmas with her husband Matt. With her is her ten-year-old daughter Ruby, who has been deaf since birth. They soon receive news, however, that Matt has been killed in a devastating fire that claimed the lives of everyone in the remote village of Anaktue, where he had been working as a wildlife photographer. But Yasmin is certain he is still alive. When her lift is unexpectedly terminated, and with a violent storm on the way, Yasmin must make a heart-wrenching decision. She and Ruby embark upon a terrifying drive on the ice road, in a deep, entrenching night that never lifts, and the risk of freezing to death is only minutes away. And slowly, patiently, someone is following them in the dark...
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