The Snow Child
The Million-Copy International Bestseller
Published on 30. August 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-7553-8053-4 (ISBN)
Description
A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s Alaska, Eowyn Ivey's THE SNOW CHILD was a top ten bestseller in hardback and paperback, and went on to be a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
'A story about finding love in unexpected places... full of fire and ice' Financial Times
'A magical, heartbreaking story' Marie Claire
'Stunning' The Times
Alaska, the 1920s. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on a fresh start in a remote homestead, but the wilderness is a stark place, and Mabel is haunted by the baby she lost many years before. When a little girl appears mysteriously on their land, each is filled with wonder, but also foreboding: is she what she seems, and can they find room in their hearts for her?
Written with the clarity and vividness of the Russian fairy tale from which it takes its inspiration, The Snow Child is an instant classic.
'A story about finding love in unexpected places... full of fire and ice' Financial Times
'A magical, heartbreaking story' Marie Claire
'Stunning' The Times
Alaska, the 1920s. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on a fresh start in a remote homestead, but the wilderness is a stark place, and Mabel is haunted by the baby she lost many years before. When a little girl appears mysteriously on their land, each is filled with wonder, but also foreboding: is she what she seems, and can they find room in their hearts for her?
Written with the clarity and vividness of the Russian fairy tale from which it takes its inspiration, The Snow Child is an instant classic.
Reviews / Votes
A story about finding love in unexpected places... full of fire and ice * Financial Times * Exceptional... deserves to melt millions of hearts * Sunday Express * Magical, heartbreaking... gorgeous * Marie Claire * It's the harsh beauty of the landscape that gives this stunning first novel its unique shape and atmosphere * The Times * An enchanting tale of love, hope and survival in the frozen North... you almost expect to see your own freezing breath in front of you as you read * Daily Mail * An enchanting tale of isolation, love and hope * Woman and Home * 'A magical, heartbreaking story... gorgeous' * <i>Marie Claire<i> * 'It's the harsh beauty of the landscape that gives this stunning first novel its unique shape and atmosphere' * <i>The Times<i> * 'It is an exceptional book that deserves to melt millions of hearts' * <i>Sunday Express<i> * 'A story about finding love in unexpected places... full of fire and ice' * <i>Financial Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7553-8053-4 (9780755380534)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
02/2012
Tinder Press
€6.49
Available for download
Person
Eowyn Ivey is the author of The Snow Child, an international bestseller published in thirty countries, a Richard and Judy Bookclub pick, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and winner of a British Book Award. Her second novel, To the Bright Edge of the World, was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award, and was a Washington Post Notable Book. She is a former bookseller and lives in Palmer, Alaska.