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The Snow Child

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What to expect

A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s Alaska, The Snow Child was a bestseller on hardback publication, and went on to establish itself as one of the key literary debuts of 2012, and was a Richard and Judy Bookclub pick.

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.

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Critics Review

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'
Marie Claire
'It's the harsh beauty of the landscape that gives this stunning first novel its unique shape and atmosphere'
The Times
'It is an exceptional book that deserves to melt millions of hearts'
Sunday Express
'A story about finding love in unexpected places... full of fire and ice'
Financial Times
Author Eowyn Ivey
Narrator Debra Monk
Duration 10 hours and 49 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780755394357
Format Audiobook
Publisher Headline
Genre Family life fiction, Fantasy, Fiction: general and literary, Magical realism, Modern and contemporary fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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