Giveaway: Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Book Description:
Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they 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 glimpse a young, 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 somehow survives alone in the Alaskan wilderness. As Jack and Mabel struggle to understand this child who could have stepped from the pages of a fairy tale, they come to love her as their own daughter. But in this beautiful, violent place things are rarely as they appear, and what they eventually learn about Faina will transform all of them.
About Eowyn Ivey:
Eowyn LeMay Ivey was raised in Alaska and continues to live there with her husband and two daughters. She received her BA in journalism and minor in creative writing through the honors program at Western Washington University, studied creative nonfiction at the University of Alaska Anchorage graduate program, and worked for nearly 10 years as an award-winning reporter at the Frontiersman newspaper. This is her first novel.
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This book sounds so interesting and a little magical.
Thank you for hosting this giveaway!
Amy said... February 17, 2012 10:58 AM
I have been reading wonderful reviews of this story and am fascinated by the Russian folktale tie-in.
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holdenj said... February 17, 2012 11:19 AM
A captivating book. Many thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
traveler said... February 17, 2012 11:51 AM
This unique book sounds wonderful. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
petite said... February 17, 2012 11:55 AM
This has been getting great reviews! Thanks for the chance to win!
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Vicki said... February 17, 2012 1:38 PM
I love the sound of the whole 1920's, Alaska, homesteading thing and then it hints that there may be some magical realism. Intriguing!
Nicola said... February 17, 2012 3:17 PM
I'd like to read this book!
chey said... February 17, 2012 4:17 PM
This book would be a great read. Thank you for this wonderful giveaway.
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momma8385 said... February 17, 2012 10:54 PM
This looks so good!
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Beth said... February 18, 2012 11:00 AM
Thanks for the giveaway.
Margie said... February 18, 2012 2:48 PM
this book has been on my 'must read' list since I first heard of it. Thanks for hosting this give away.
Heather said... February 18, 2012 8:32 PM
I've read the reviews on this book and it sounds like one I would enjoy!
Thank you for the giveaway!
Carol M said... February 20, 2012 6:44 AM
This one is SO on my wishlist! It would be great to win a copy, but even if I don't, I'll be buying it soon! Thanks for the chance to win!
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Julie @ Knitting and Sundries said... February 21, 2012 3:33 PM
The cover alone draws me in! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
nfmgirl said... February 23, 2012 3:28 PM
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