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The heroine of the story, Tira, is an Indian Londoner who initially survives the snowfall by staying on the surface of the snow. Once the snow begins to bury even the highest buildings, she meets a worker from the London Underground and they both survive by sheltering in a high-rise office building and living off supplies that they have cached and can forage for.
Treasures of the Snow is a children's story book by Patricia St. John. [2] Originally published by CSSM in 1950, it has been reprinted over a dozen times by various publishers, including braille versions published by the Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1959 [ 3 ] and by the Queensland Braille Writing Association in 1996. [ 4 ]
The Snow Goose is a simple, short written parable on the regenerative power of friendship and love, set against a backdrop of the horror of war. It documents the growth of a friendship between Philip Rhayader, an artist living a solitary life in an abandoned lighthouse in the marshlands of Essex because of his disabilities, and a young local girl, Fritha.
Snow (Turkish: Kar) is a novel by Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. It was originally published in Turkish in 2002, followed by an English translation by Maureen Freely that was published in 2004. The story encapsulates many of the political and cultural tensions of modern Turkey, including a real suicide epidemic among teenage girls, which took ...
The novel, which is broken up into two sections, "The Storm" and "Surviving," follows a group of strangers who become stranded at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Christmas Eve when a snow storm blows in. Todd Curry wants to see his estranged son Justin and his ex-wife Brianna for the holidays, having disappointed them in previous years.
Publishers Weekly called the book a "powerful story of survival [that] will leave readers breathless". [7] The Seattle Book Review gave the novel five out of five possible stars, calling it a "frighteningly plausible" story that "shouldn't be missed". [8] The book saw a resurgence in interest after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Snow Child is the debut novel by Eowyn Ivey. It was first published on February 1, 2012 , by Little, Brown and Company . [ 1 ] The novel was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction [ 2 ] and was generally well received by critics.
What Eva's searching for -- and who she truly is -- becomes a mystery that baffles, divides, and energizes the teens of Deerpoint. Told through journal entries and interactions among the students over the course of a single snow day, Snow Angel is a funny and eerie tale of teen angst, discovery, and the power of believing." [3]