The Snow Queen
- Author Michael Cunningham
- Narrator Claire Danes
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 6 May 2014
- Run Time 6 hours and 47 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Contemporary fantasy, Family life fiction, Metaphysical / philosophical fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: health and illness, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Religious and spiritual fiction, Urban fantasy.
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What to expect
From the author of THE HOURS
‘Luminously written … page-turningly enjoyable, this is a profound novel about love from a highly regarded, Pulitzer-winning novelist’ Sunday Times
Walking through Central Park, Barrett Meeks sees a translucent light in the sky that regards him in a distinctly godlike way. Barrett doesn’t believe in visions – or in God – but he can’t deny what he’s seen. In nearby Brooklyn, Tyler, Barrett’s older brother, is trying – and failing – to write a wedding song for Beth, his wife-to-be, who is seriously ill. Barrett turns unexpectedly to religion, while Tyler grows convinced that only drugs can release his creative powers.
The Snow Queen, beautiful and heartbreaking, comic and tragic, proves again that Cunningham is one of the great novelists of his generation.
Critics Review
'Clean and sharp as an ice crystal; a brief but profound and poetic meditation on love, death and compassion from a master craftsman of language' Observer
n‘Michael Cunningham’s resonant new novel . . . is arguably [his] most original and emotionally piercing book to date’ New York Times
n‘The pursuit of transcendence in all kinds of forms — music, drugs, a McQueen minidress, and those things less tangible but no less powerfully felt — drives Michael Cunningham's best novel in more than a decade’ Vogue
n| Author | Michael Cunningham |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Claire Danes |
| Duration | 6 hours and 47 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780007579143 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Genre | Contemporary fantasy, Family life fiction, Metaphysical / philosophical fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: health and illness, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Religious and spiritual fiction, Urban fantasy |
| Collections | Celebrity Narrators |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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