Pulitzer Prize in Letters: Fiction Final The Snow Child, (Hardcover)

from Crazymamie

This book is a retelling of the Russian fairy tale of the same name. Jack and Mabel are an older couple who have moved to Alaska to escape the constant reminder that they have never been able to have any children. For Mabel, the Alaskan wilderness is as barren and desolate as she feels, but offer...

from msf59

Winter in the Alaskan frontier. Jack and Mabel, a childless couple from Pennsylvania, have moved to Wolverine River, somewhere in the wilderness of Alaska. They were looking for a fresh start and decide to try farming. It's a tough, lonely existence and they find themselves plodding along, unhapp...

from rainpebble

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey; Kindle; (4*) This very imaginative story takes its theme from a children's Russian fable of the same name, written by Freya Littledale and Barbara Lavallee. The characters are clearly defined as trailblazers, fighting the harsh winters and wilderness of Alaska in the...

from elliepotten

Ivey's stunning debut novel is set in Alaska in the 1920s, where middle-aged couple Jack and Mabel are struggling to survive on their new homestead. While Jack is breaking his back every day trying to clear enough land to establish a farm, Mabel is quietly wilting under the winter sun and grievin...

from -Cee-

Four stars for the touching fairy tale story of hardship, courage, and a wide spectrum of love/friendship PLUS 1/2 star for the abundance of snow! Written by a native of Alaska, the descriptions of the mountains, fields, rivers, and woods wrap securely around the reader in a blanket of reality. A...