pH: A Novel - Softcover

Lord, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1513260685 ISBN 13: 9781513260686

Publisher: WestWinds Press, 2017

Synopsis

When marine biologist Ray Berringer and his student crew embark on an oceanographic cruise in the Gulf of Alaska, the waters are troubled in more ways than one. Ray's co-leader, a famed chemist, is abandoning ship just as the ocean's pH is becoming a major concern. Something at their university is corrosive, and it's going to take more than science to correct. Powerful bonds are forged among offbeat characters studying the effects of ocean acidification on pteropods, a tiny, keystone species, in this cutting-edge CliFi novel. (Includes author Q&A and reading group discussion questions.)

About this title

From the Author:

From Author Q&A at the end of the book:
"Science and art are both creative pursuits and are driven by curiosity about our world. Both appreciate beauty, complexity, and the unknown. I wanted to show both the tension between the two and the ways that they complement one another and even use the same tools.
I also want readers to understand the science at a basic level and appreciate its importance. I tried to present it in small parts and pieces, organically as the need presented itself, and not to let it interrupt the story’s drama. I would like for pteropods to be the 'poster animals' of ocean acidification in the same way that polar bears are the 'poster animals' for climate change."

About the Author:

Nancy Lord writes from her home base in Homer, Alaska. Her work is informed by a deep connection to the landscape and culture of the place she calls home. As a commercial salmon fisherman for twenty-five years (now retired) and later as a naturalist and historian on adventure cruise ships, she takes a particular interest in coastal Alaska and the sustainability of its resources and communities. She served as the Alaska Writer Laureate from 2008-10 and is the author of nine books of nonfiction, short fiction, and memoir. pH is her first novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: WestWinds Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1513260685
• ISBN 13: 9781513260686
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256