Dain Bolwell

Outcome Partners

RRP $19.95 PB 322pp

“… nuances of land and seascape… evocative descriptive powers … an ambitious novel …an impressive achievement… should be widely read not least for the significant environmental issues it presents” - Sunday Tasmanian.

Set in Tasmania, Antarctica and the ocean between them, this novel explores the issues of global warming and the decline of species through a weave of real events and imagined romance. The main character, Evie, the politically astute ornithologist, articulates a global view early in the book. Tasmania must look South, to Antarctica, she says, rather than to the Australian mainland if the Green movement is to succeed and widen the environmental cause around the world. Her potential soulmate, French-African engineer Fleury-Michon, has found himself renewed in remote places, but finds the intensity of local politics hard to cope with. His growing relationship with Evie brings him to the brink of despair. His time in Antarctica is cathartic. Based on little known events that took place in the early 1990s when the French were attempting to build an airstrip at their Antarctic base, Dumont d’Urville, directly south of Tasmania.

About the Author
Dain Bolwell has been described as a Tasmanian free spirit. He has lived and worked in Scotland, Kiribati, Africa, China, Cambodia, and also in France for eight years. He has written many publications for the United Nations and other international agencies. His many interests include sailing, classical music, art and design.