The Snow Child
By Eowyn Ivey
2012
Summary
A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s Alaska, Eowyn Ivey's THE SNOW CHILD was a top ten bestseller in hardback and paperback, and went on to be a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Alaska, the 1920s. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on a fresh start in a remote homestead, but the wilderness is a stark place, and Mabel is haunted by the baby she lost many years before. When a little girl appears mysteriously on their land, each is filled with wonder, but also foreboding: is she what she seems, and can they find room in their hearts for her? Written with the clarity and vividness of the Russian fairy tale from which it takes its inspiration, The Snow Child is an instant classic.
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Page 249: 'But if you have a safe, warm home with a family, why would you want to be out there ?' The boy hesitated and looked at Jack. 'I don't know,' he said with a shrug. 'I guess maybe I don't want to be warm and safe. I want to live.' Page 260: 'In my old age, I see that life itself is often more fantastic and terrible than the stories we believed as children, and that perhaps there is no harm in finding Magic among the trees.' Page 267 : "We never know what is going to happen, do we? Life is always throwing us this way and that. That's where the adventure is. Not knowing where you'll end up or how you'll fare. It's all a mystery, and when we say any different we're just lying to ourselves. Tell me, when have you felt most alive ?"
Page 249: 'But if you have a safe, warm home with a family, why would you want to be out there ?' The boy hesitated and looked at Jack. 'I don't know,' he said with a shrug. 'I guess maybe I don't want to be warm and safe. I want to live.' Page 260: 'In my old age, I see that life itself is often more fantastic and terrible than the stories we believed as children, and that perhaps there is no harm in finding Magic among the trees.' Page 267 : "We never know what is going to happen, do we? Life is always throwing us this way and that. That's where the adventure is. Not knowing where you'll end up or how you'll fare. It's all a mystery, and when we say any different we're just lying to ourselves. Tell me, when have you felt most alive ?"
