Light on Snow by Anita Shreve, 0641821786, Lowest Book Price Finder

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A thoughtful read.

I had never read a book by Anita Shreve and therefore I didn't read know what to expect. What I got was a sensitive and well written story. This story follows a father and daughter as they find a newborn baby left to freeze in the snow and the baby's mother later turns up on their doorstep. I did feel that the story could have been developed further and I was very surprised when it ended. A thoughtful read.

Great Read

What a fantastic but sad story. The detail in which Anita writes is brilliant. You feel as if your really there, and when you look out of your own window and realise it's not snowing its hard to believe. There are two parts to the story but yet they run alongside each other well. A heart-rending read that once red gives you an uplifted feeling.

Very readable

I started this book on Saturday lunchtime and finished it on Sunday night. So easy to read and a gripping book that although writtten from a 12 year old's perspective is not childish in the slightest. You feel for the small family unit that was ripped apart by an tragic accident and their fate in finding that baby.
And "kilkenny cat" the sister's name was Clara - did you actually read the book???

Recommended!!!

Sensitive and Moving

This is a tale of a young girl who lives alone with her father since the death of her mother and baby sister in a car accident (it is written from the point of view of the girl herself). One day, whilst walking in the snow-filled woods, father and daughter come across a tiny baby, abandoned in the snow. Their part in the baby's salvation and in the events that follow, cause both father and daughter to re-assess themselves and their own relationship. Anita Shreve writes in a very gentle way, but with enough power to make you think about the events that have taken place, even when you have completed the book.

Sensitive & Well Written

A very touching story of a father and daughter finding a newborn baby left to freeze in the snow and the baby's mother later turning up on their doorstep. Relationship problems all round make a touching and enjoyable story. This was not Anita Shreve's usual style of writing (usually writes over a three period time span or jumps forwards and back in time) as this was written as one short stretch of time. She has an unusual way of writing, not always excellent stories but there is always great intrigue there to make you carry on and want to read another of hers. Her very best are The Pilot's Wife and Fortune's Rock, both excellent books.

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