Author of ‘Working at the End of the World: An Antarctic Diary’ Con Curtis was at WH Smith in Ripon to attend the book signing event of his book ‘Working at the End of the World: An Antarctic Diary’. The event went well and the author sold all 20 copies of his book. He further shared that the branch manager Emma seemed very happy and said that she will get in touch with other neighbouring stores (e.g. Harrogate and Leeds) to push further signings.

This honest, terrifying, as well as the humorous account of travelling and working in the harshness and beauty of the great white continent, will allow the reader to visualize and feel the magnificence of Antarctica. The main body of the book is the diary account of a two-person deep field research trip accompanied with fascinating photographs taken by the author during the trip.

Con Curtis enjoys writing, photography and plays guitar in a cover band. After coming back from Antarctica, he worked with Family Services for many years, specialising in the rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents and supporting families in crisis. He has a first-class honours degree in Youth Justice. He lives in Yorkshire with his fiancée Sarah and loves to go to the mountains whenever he can.