Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
These two compelling novellas explore the tensions and eruptive violence of human relationships. The title story occurs on a voyage on an Antarctic icebreaker and examines the mysterious enmity between the captain and a seemingly benign stranger. Its companion piece, The Left Eye Cries First, recounts the journey of Sid Little, an aging Russian-American Jew, who flees his obligations to his dying best friend and travels to his homeland, where his encounter with a young woman propels him to confront mortality.