Drabkin, reviewing Ice Bound in School Library Journal, described it as "an engrossing story in an unforgiving setting. Isabel Vincent, writing in the National Post, concurred that the book is "an extraordinary story of courage and survival." Gloria Maxwell, reviewing it in Library Journal, called the book "an absolutely riveting account of hardship and perseverance." Jane S. The story of her ordeal and personal battle is found in Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole.
But that is exactly what happened to her. base in Antarctica, the furthest thing from Nielsen's mind was that she would diagnose herself with breast cancer and perform biopsies on her own breast with the aid of an Internet connection to medical specialists in faraway Denver, Colorado. SIDELIGHTS: Most readers are intrigued by stories about living on the edge or meeting the challenges offered by remote destinations. (With Maryanne Vollers) Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole, Talk Miramax Books/Hyperion ( New York, NY), 2001. (zoology) Medical College of Ohio, M.D., 1977.ĪDDRESSES: Agent-c/o Publicity Director, Hyperion Books, 77 West 66th St., 11th Floor, New York, NY 10023.ĬAREER: Physician in general practice for more than twenty years. PERSONAL: Born 1951, in Salem, OH daughter of Phil (a builder) and Lorine (a psychologist) Cahill married Jay Nielsen (a physician), 1974 (divorced 1998) children: Julia, Benjamin, Alex.
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