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Jemma Wadham

Praise for Ice Rivers

Ice Rivers is a remarkable book. For those of us who have had the privilege of scrambling across glaciers around the world, this work will bring back sharp memories of their otherworldly beauty. For those who ...

Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

A compelling warning about the realities of climate change... Also a highly readable memoir

Best Books of 2021, Sunday Times

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Articles featuring Jemma Wadham

How I wrote it: Jemma Wadham on Ice Rivers

How I wrote it: Jemma Wadham on Ice Rivers

Glaciologist Jemma Wadham never anticipated a career as an author – until life-saving brain surgery changed her mind. She talks about balancing science and memoir, hope and warning and how she wrote a book in seven weeks.
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