Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for a couple who have never been able to conceive. Jack and Mabel are drifting apart—he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season's first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone, but they catch sight of an elusive, blonde-haired girl running through the trees.
This little
girl, who calls herself Faina, seems to be a child of the woods. She hunts with
a red fox at her side, skims lightly across the snow, and leaves blizzards in
her wake. As Jack and Mabel struggle to understand this child who seems to have
stepped from the pages of a fairy tale, they come to love her as their own
daughter. But in the Alaska wilderness, life and death are inextricable, and
what they eventually learn about Faina changes their lives forever.Wow....this book was breathtaking. First of all, Ivey paints a vivid and realistic portrait of what it must have been like living in the harsh, unforgiving, Alaskan wilderness. She was so descriptive that I literally felt myself transported by her words. The story itself is beautiful....the characters are rich and I was immediately drawn to Jack and Mabel. I wanted hapiness for them! The story is lovely and you will NOT want to put this book down. This is a book I wanted to reread the moment I was through wih it. Eowyn Ivey is a true talent and an author you will want to follow. The Snow Child is a story that will stay with you long after the last page is finsihed. Pick up your copy today on Amazon....
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I learned that the author was named after a character from Lord of the Rings!
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The Snow Child is her debut novel.
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The Snow Child is informed by
Eowyn's life in Alaska
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I learned prior to the authhor's career as a bookseller and novelist, Eowyn worked for nearly a decade as an award-winning reporter at the Frontiersman newspaper.
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Their primary source of home heat is a woodstove, and they harvest and cut their own wood
She has a BA in journalism and creative writing.
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She is a founding member of Alaska's first statewide writing center.
she was raised in Alaska
She was raised in Alaska and still lives there
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She was raised in Alaska and still lives there with husband and her 2 daughters.
This is her first novel.
This was her first novel which is really tremendous.
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I learned that she earned her BA in journalism and creative writing through Western Washington University's honors program and studied creative nonfiction in University of Alaska Anchorage's graduate program.
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Her husband is a fishery biologist with the State of Alaska.
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I Googled Fireside Books where the author works and checked out Palmer, Alaska. It looks like a really scenic place.
I learned that Her mother named her after a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings...cool!
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She lives in Alaska and she works at Fireside Books.
The Snow Child is the author's debut novel.
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I learned that she studied creative nonfiction in University of Alaska Anchorage's graduate program.
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i love that her mother named her after a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. (that's what i learned!)
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She got her bachelors degree in journalism and creative writing at Western Washington Univ, which is where one of my son's is probably going in the fall
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Wow! I love how her family lives off the land. My brother lives in a little village in Alaska. I'd love to have this book. Thanks!
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I learned that this is her first book
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i learned that she's western ;-) she went to school in Washington and Alaska! cool.
I've learned that she lives in Alaska
I learned that The Snow Child is her debut novel!
I learned that The Snow Child is her debut novel!
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I learned that they don't have a well and live outside any public water system
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I learned that The Snow Child is informed by Eowyn's life in Alaska. I bet it is a wonderful book!
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As a family they hunt caribou, moose, and bear for meat!
I learned that this is her first novel.
I learned that she worked at the Frontiersman newspaper for nearly 10 years.
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This is her debut novel!
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I learned that she hunts moose for meat.
I learned this is her first novel.
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learned: Her mother named her after a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
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She was named after the Lord of the Rings character.
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she is living a subsistence lifestyle in alaska
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I learned she lives in Alaska. I envy her :-)
I learned the author lives in Alaska
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I learned that she was raised in Alaska.
She was raised in Alaska
she was raised in Alaska
She is named for a character in Lord of the Rings. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I learned Eowyn's weekly articles about her outdoor adventures earned her the Best Non Daily Columnist award from the Alaska Press Club.
As a family, they harvest salmon and wild berries, keep a vegetable garden, turkeys and chickens, and they hunt caribou, moose, and bear for meat.
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Eowyn (pronounced A-o-win) LeMay Ivey was raised in Alaska and continues to live there
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Her mother named her after a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
I learned the author was raised in Alaska.
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