Ice to Water - Paperback

by M. Jackson (Author)

Ice to Water is a raw portrayal of survival, loss and love, and the hidden complexities experienced by those whose lives are profoundly transformed by climatic changes.

"A gripping, unexpected, and thrilling story of a woman on edge in the spooky vastness of Alaska. Ice to Water will catch you up."
--DEBRA MAGPIE EARLING, The Lost Journals of Sacajawea

On the verge of losing everything, Ruth Harper, recently widowed and struggling with alcoholism, meets a mysterious man named Silas who helps her discover a rare ice cave on her property in Burnt Bay, Alaska. When images of the ice go viral on social media, tourists arrive at the farm gate clamoring to see the ice cave before it melts. As Ruth's relationship with Silas deepens and dark secrets surrounding her husband's death begin to surface, she must choose to take an unprecedented gamble and harness her life to a glacier whose future is just as uncertain as her own. Ice to Water is both a celebration of resilience against persistent loss and a reminder that to find ourselves, we must face terrifying truths.

Author Biography

Dr. M Jackson is a geographer, glaciologist, science communicator, National Geographic Society Explorer, TED Fellow, public speaker, and writer. Jackson holds a doctorate from the University of Oregon, a Master of Science degree from the University of Montana, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia, and has worked for over a decade chronicling climate change and communities in the Arctic and Antarctic. Jackson is the author of The Secret Lives of Glaciers, While Glaciers Slept: Being Human in a Time of Climate Change, and the novel The Ice Sings Back. She lives outside Eugene, Oregon, with her infant and two fat cats.