Description
| Product ID: | 9780008217419 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Snow Song |
| Authors: | Author: Sally Gardner |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fantasy, Fantasy romance, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Fantasy, Fantasy romance, Myth & legend told as fiction, Europe, Romania, Modern period, c 1500 onwards, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating ‘A darkly scattered fable told with beauty, magic, love but also heart-wrenching realism … Fans of The Familiars and The Binding will love this’ MY WEEKLY‘It’s fabulous, we should all have copies’ Simon Mayo, Scala Radio‘A glorious love story, a spellbinding fable’ Adele Parks ‘A darkly scattered fable told with beauty, magic, love but also heart-wrenching realism … Fans of The Familiars and The Binding will love this’ MY WEEKLY‘It’s fabulous, we should all have copies’ Simon Mayo, Scala Radio‘A glorious love story, a spellbinding fable’ Adele ParksWomen imprisoned by superstition, chained by guilt. Perched on a mountain in a land of ancient forests is a village, rife with secrets. Cut off from the outside world it is run by the elders, men to whom tradition is all.Edith lives alone with her alcoholic father who is forcing her to marry the village butcher. But she is in love with a shepherd who promised to return to her.As the village becomes isolated in a sea of snow, Edith loses her power of speech. And it is this enchantment that will have far-reaching consequences, not only for Edith but for the whole village.‘An enchanting and timeless feminist fable’ Mail on Sunday‘A gorgeous love story … with more than a touch of magical realism’ Independent |
| Imprint Name: | HQ |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-10-28 |
