The Snow Child, By Eowyn Ivey

[Neda]

The story of Faina is like a classical fairy tale set in the Alaskan wilderness. To me, just the setting of this book has magic. Anything is possible when you are surrounded by forests, wildlife and months of dark, cold days without much contact with civilization. Well, as the title shows, the story begins with a childless couple that one day discover that a child they built out of snow turned into a young girl overnight. And the magic doesn't end there...