The Snow Child in 101 Books to Read Before You Die

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The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey

Start date: August 1, 2019

Finish date: August 31, 2019

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Feb 07, 2015 Irene rated it liked it · review of another edition

This is not the story line that I would naturally gravitate to. A middle aged couple move to homestead in Alaska around 1920 trying to flee their grief over their inability to conceive, except for one still born child. Their first snowy night there, they playfully build a miniature snowman, a snow child, and supply it with an etched face, golden hair and homemade scarf & mittens. The next morning, the snow creature is gone, but a little girl looking strikingly like the snow creation is seen runn ...more

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Apr 20, 2015 Megan (ReadingRover) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I absolutely loved this book. It was so beautiful. The story is based on a Russian fairytale about an old couple who build a child out of snow and she comes to life. It was a truly magical book. It was set in Alaska and it was as though you could feel the snow on your face and the cold in your bones as you read the book.
Mabel and Jack had a rough start both emotionally and with running the homestead but came a long way throughout the book. I loved seeing their transformation as Faina came into ...more

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