The narrator and heroine of Alone in Antarctica, Felicity Aston grew up nursing an inherent spirit of an explorer, that inevitably led her toward the brutal, beautiful, and mysterious continent of Antarctica. She led numerous group expeditions across other cold regions of the world. She was a physically adept skier and had significant prior experiences to rely on. Yet these assets would be scarcely enough for the great and terrifying expedition of 59 days across Antarctica she would undertake—alone.
Through this book, Aston describes the immense terror and despair as well as the precious self-reflection the solitude of 59 days in the uncivilized ice allowed her to experience. The vicious quotidian struggle—with herself—of simply getting out of the tent each day in the morning, she says in retrospect, was what ultimately allowed for her successful crossing of Antarctica. Alone in Antarctica is a truthful narrative of a nearly inhuman expedition, including the broken moments she had to experience as a human herself, to her final, richly rewarding success that continues to point her forward.
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Published through the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library
Feb 19, 2020
Link: https://hpl.bibliocommons.com/item/ugc/283238125?ugc_id=1588170930
