The Summer Of Ice

About the Book

Things began to go wrong when Frobisher Bay stays ice locked and ships cannot get in to replenish the diesel fuel or bring much needed food into Iqaluit. As Rosa Mama unravels the story of her husband’s death, deceit and denial worm their way into a culture and way of life already made difficult by the environment. Most of our Inuit community are happy people, though we older members struggle a little with understanding the Outsiders’ ways. It is sad that we have come to depend so much on goods from the South, which have to be shipped into Iqaluit during the fall or flown in at great expense. But this summer has been like no other. It is the Summer of Ice, and this is my account of the events that caused great hardship in our family. Abraham and his son, Peter Qaqquasiq, are not happy. Since Peter’s mother left the family, Peter has been causing trouble and getting other teenagers into trouble, but my grandson, Adam, has become a strong young man because of the problems with him. Adam’s parents have difficulty relating to him at times, but I thank God that I was able to help him in some small ways. - Rosa Aariak

About the Author

BEVERLEY HOPWOOD, since retiring from teaching, has published two historical novels based on years of genealogy research. Her first, Gladys and Jack, won the 2012 Historical Novel category in the Word Guild’s Write Canada! And her second, Kate and Ozzie, was published in 2013. Both books were based on family papers, photos and certificates, as well as British, American, and Canadian records. A Habitat for Humanity trip to Iqaluit, Nunavut,Canada, inspired Beverley to write this novel set in the Arctic, based on the question, “What if Frobisher Bay stayed frozen all year?”