I'm very happy with their choices this year. I was so sure they were going to pick a Hilary Mantel! God forbid!
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey is a brilliant book.
I bought this book after attending a Brisbane
She didn’t actually talk about her book but I liked
her so I thought I would give it a try. also, I've been a sucker for anything Alaska
Unfortunately due to the backlog of books I
have, it’s taken me 5 months to pick it up and read it but I’m glad I did. I
took it on a 5 day holiday, which was pretty action packed and yet I still
managed to finish the book by the end of the holiday!
It’ is a lovely book and I, very quickly, got lost
in her wonderful descriptions of the Alaskan wilderness.
The fable on which she bases the snow child herself
is told throughout the story, it’s a sad story and ties in well with the lonely
couple in this book, who are trying to survive in an alien landscape whilst
still grieving for the loss of their only child.
It is a lovely book and there is a list of book
recommendations from the author if you are interested in reading anymore books
about Alaska
The Orphan Master's Son is a book I've heard a lot about following the Tournament of Books. It's not really a style I think I would enjoy but it seems to hugely popular, wonderfully written and a fascinating story.
I've never heard of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander but I will be keeping an eye out for it now as the judges seem to have excellent taste in books!
After all, Olive Kitteridge won one year and I love that book!
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