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For three quarters of its length The Snow Child is nearly a perfect read. The story of a girl made from snow unravels at a slow pace, necessary for the gradual unfolding that makes the novel so exquisite. Ivey skillfully interweaves the grace of the snow child with the textures of an untamed Alaskan wilderness. The story is most affective in its simple subtlety; through Ivey possesses a way with words, she lets the beauty of the story speak for itself. The story mirrors its subject. It is the so
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The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey is one of the best books I have read in a long, long time. I got thoroughly wrapped up in this story and did not want it to ever end. It did though. And I need to write a review but all I want to say is "Just read it!". This is the first novel by Eowyn Ivey and her next book does not come out until 2015! The story takes place in 1920s Alaska. Ivey was raised in Alaska and still lives there. She is a bookseller at Fireside Books in Palmer, Alaska.
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A folktale is re-imagined as taking place in Alaska during the 1920's. A childless couple is struggling to survive as homesteaders there. Mabel, the wife, is so despondent at the beginning of the book that she ponders going down to the river and allowing herself to fall in. Jack, her husband, focuses on the enormous amount of work it is taking him to clear the land, plant crops, and eke out a living. Hope seems lost to them until some neighbors reach out to help them. One night, feeling unusuall
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This book was fantastic. Well-written, wintry, achingly beautiful, cold and warm at the same time, lovely, heart wrenching, desperate, and sad. It reminded me of Little House in the Big Woods and My Antonia/O Pioneers! mixed with something I haven’t been able to name yet.
A charming and delightful retelling of a Russian fairy tale! The writing was beautiful, and brought the characters and setting into vivid detail.
I don't want to move to Alaska. I read this for my book club, but was a little late in finishing. I always finish any book I start, so it would have gotten read in due time. I don't really know what to say about this book. The ending was really strange, in how she was able to carry, give birth to, and nurse a child of her own, but then she disappears without a trace.
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Eowyn Ivey's first book was a hit in my book. This story follows a middle-aged couple in early 1900's Alaska, combining historic details with Russian Fairytale. I enjoyed it!
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Touching and thought-provoking with enjoyable setting - early 20th century Alaskan homestead.
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