They grow their vegetables, hunt moose to freeze throughout the winter and bake pies to sell at a local café. Mabel and Jack, a middle-aged couple, are living a solitary life in a town that doesn’t even have doctors! Everything is untouched by technology, and letters are the prevalent mode of long-distance communication. To say that the story is set in the wilderness won’t be an exaggeration. And the way the author maintains the clandestine aura about this character adds to the unputdownable quality of this book. But above all, there is our mysterious Faina.Īs unusual as her name, the little girl is a true wonder.
There is love and the beauty of unusual familial bonds. There are picturesque descriptions of changing seasons, picnics, and the arrival of spring. You will feel it in the snow-clad Alaskan landscape, the woods, fields, and a rural cabin inhabited by a lonesome pair. It talks about void but more about fulfillment. It is a story of grief but more bliss, a narrative of suppressed frustration and unmatched tranquillity. Reminiscent of bittersweet nostalgia, The Snow Child (by Eowyn Ivey) is the perfect example of balance.
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