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December 2024 Pick: Dual Timelines
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The Snow Child’ by Eowyn Ivey was a beautifully devastating read. Needing a change, Jack and Mabel move to Alaska in 1920. It's a rough life, full of long days, loneliness, and despair. The move pushes the two further apart as Jack works long hours on the farm and Mabel is left alone in their cabin. Wanting some normalcy during the season's first snowfall, the two craft a child out of snow, both adding bits of themselves to their creation. The next morning, they are shocked to see that their sno
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‘The Snow Child’ by Eowyn Ivey was a beautifully devastating read. Needing a change, Jack and Mabel move to Alaska in 1920. It's a rough life, full of long days, loneliness, and despair. The move pushes the two further apart as Jack works long hours leaving Mabel alone. Wanting some normalcy during the first snowfall, the two craft a child out of snow. The next morning, they see that the snow child has been destroyed, a trail of tiny footprints leading to the forest. They glimpse a young, blond-
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