Book Review: Light on Snow

I have enjoyed reading the book Light on Snow by Anita Shreve. This book tells the story of Nicky, a twelve-year-old girl who had lost her mother and her baby sister in a car accident two years earlier.

Nicky’s father was so devastated that he decided to move from New York to rural New Hampshire in order to escape from the memories. But not a day goes by that Nicky doesn’t think of them.

One day in December, Nicky and her father were taking a long walk in the woods, covered with snow. They hear some cries and find a newborn baby lying in a sleeping bag on the ground. Where on earth was the mother? Who would leave a brand-new baby to freeze to death out in the snow? They rush the baby to the hospital and hope for the best.

News of their discovery is splashed in the papers. They become famous in their little town. Someone reads about them in the paper and comes to pay them a visit. Their lives subsequently change forever.

Overall, an absorbing read. It’s a well-written and very touching story.

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