Tuesday 24 January 2012

The snow child . . .



A heart moving faerietale, the first story by Eowyn Ivey
 Set in deepest Alaska in 1920, it was inspired by a Russian fairy tale 
  about a child made from snow - snegurochka - who later comes to life.
" . . .a couple creates a child out of snow. 
When she appears on their doorstep as a little girl, wild and secretive
their lives are changed forever."
Follow the link above to read an excerpt of the tale.

3 comments:

Helen Priem said...

Thank you Ruthie , this will be on my list. Can't wait !

Charlotte said...

Thanks Ruthie, I have a wonderful version of this story in a fairy story book from my youth.

A real favourite.

Erin at BeingPoetry said...

I read an ARC of this book. Wonderful wonderful wonderful!