Snowgirls
After destructive tsunamis and volcanic eruptions play havoc with the world's environment, several women emerge as leaders. Snowed in, Heather in a North Yorkshire dale uses her bizarre windfall to everyone's advantage until finally defeated by unrelenting arctic conditions, she makes an epic journey over land and frozen sea on an old tractor. On the French Riviera, Michelle survives the invasion of starving European refugees to feed them and continue as a music teacher. Driven from inundated Brisbane, Nina and Amy rise to be refugee camp leaders. A novel of ill-suited love, shattered families and political corruption. A novel of courage and determination overcoming catastrophe.
Clark James
Clark James has had a diverse working life coupled with art and writing, including the six-volume historical New Zealand novel Wind from the West and now the four-volume series beginning with Snowgirls. Recently published is his story of lure and lucre: The Castaway Hat. Other novels including Earth's Revenge and The Consequence are environmental/political. Clark is widely travelled and places characters into settings he is familiar with. He also has been involved in various organisations: scouting, politics, ratepayers, performing arts, painting and writing groups. Married twice, he has several adult children, step-children, grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Austin Macauley Publishers
