Explore shattering ethical, political and practical quagmires in this
gripping ecological thriller. A tense plot deals with devastating
scientific, secret intelligence and geopolitical issues. "You alright,
Professor?" Mal asked in a whisper.
"Yeah, I'll be alright."
World renowned ecologist, UCLA Professor David Lev, aged 84, has just
begun a contemporary odyssey. From delivering a plenary address on
climate change at the Rio+20 UN Summit, he must prevail on a journey
through sub-zero hurricane-force gales, impenetrable bogs and twelve
foot drifts of ice in the forests of Belarus. Along the way, Lev's
journey directs us to consider such profound questions as: Are we our
Brother's Keeper? What are the ethical limits of science? And, finally,
at what price, glory? It is not only Lev's story that is the key to this
page-turner but also an account from the days of World War II and the
Holocaust, which hinges on survival. A constellation of richly nuanced,
deeply drawn characters whose enmeshed lives and unique circumstances
speak with resonance, melancholy, inspiration and unrelenting drama are
all part of this complex and thought-provoking novel - including
cutting-edge biochemist Dr Taman Chernichevsky. What has he discovered?