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May 04, 2015
Heather
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it was amazing
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oh my gosh. haunting, beautiful and wpndeful
I was only going to give this book 3 stars for the first part, but it definitely got better towards the end. There is no doubt it was beautiful - the descriptions of Alaska were amazing, and you were never quite sure whether Faina was real, or whether she really was the snow child from the fairy tale. But I felt the book was too long and I also found myself getting really irritated with the character of Mabel, at least until the final section. However, it finished really well and overall I reall
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A modern retelling of a Russian fairy tale, The Snow Child is melancholy, eerie, and sweet. Set in the Alaskan wilderness in the early 20th century, it follows an aging married couple who have fled to the barren frontier to escape the sadness of their own barren heartache--they have never been able to have children. One early winter night, during the first snow of the season, they build a little girl of snow in their yard. In the morning, the snow child has been destroyed, but they are suddenly
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This story is based on the fairy tale of the Snow Child. Set in the wilds of Alaska in the early twentieth century, a childless couple meet a young girl who seems to be living on her own. I really liked this book. The descriptions of living in the Alaskan wilderness were wonderful. It really came alive for me, as did the feeling of the main characters, Jack and Mable. The story itself was very well done. I liked the ambiguity of the possibility of magic even in the face of reasonable explanation
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Fabulous book!
Apr 28, 2012
Kim
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Jan 03, 2013
Melanie Knight
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Feb 22, 2013
Tanya
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Marleah (marleah_a)
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