On the eve of flying to Antarctica to take up an arts fellowship,
thirty-something Janice, recently separated, has a long night of
remembrance, regret, and realization as she goes about the city looking
for a friend to take care of her fridge while she's away. En route she
discards section after section of her manuscript in the spirit of
editing The Ice Shelf into a stronger, sleeker work of literature. This
book is an electrifying allegory for the dangers of wasting love and
other non-renewable resources.