The Snow Child: A Novel

In this magical debut, a couple's lives are changed forever by the arrival of a little girl, wild and secretive, on their snowy doorstep.

Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart -- he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she crumbling from ...show more

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389 pages

Average rating: 7.46

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LauraV
Feb 04, 2024
10/10 stars
One of my favorite books ever. Simply magical.
ReadReads
Mar 03, 2023
8/10 stars
This is a book with a very slow build and an air of mystery. I find myself thinking about it more than I thought I would.
X437368
Oct 17, 2022
2/10 stars
This was really a silly book-
Emma Thompson
Dec 10, 2020
7/10 stars
A big thank you to Heavin for lighting up her house and welcoming us inside to enjoy a delicious roast, homemade pumpkin soup (from homegrown pumpkins!), and the largest indoor Christmas tree known to man, which we all loved. It was a beautiful evening of delicious food, old friends and new, new books, and leg wrestling. Because, what book group doesn’t have a leg wrestling showdown every December!!??? Welcome to Cara and AnneMarie, we were s...read more

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