Cold Spell

Cold Spell

Torn from a magazine, a photo of a glacier ignites an obsession in Ruth, a self-sacrificing Midwestern mother. Her fascination with ice culminates in an impulsive decision to make a fresh start by moving her family to Alaska with her new boyfriend, Kenny. This rash plan horrifies sixteen-year-old Sylvie, who hides a secret attraction to Kenny.

The realities of the wilderness and tensions within the tiny Alaskan community of Resurrection Valley test Ruthâ€™s resolve. As Kennyâ€™s attention shifts to baiting bears and building an eight-wheeled all-terrain vehicle, she feels diminished, and no matter how she tries to conform, she canâ€™t please Kennyâ€™s strong-willed, religious mother. Ruth also worries over Sylvie, who spends hours staring at the ice, and ten-year-old Anna, who shows a little too much enthusiasm for becoming a Glory Girl at Lenaâ€™s church.

As their individual longings braid and cross, the exposed secrets of mother and daughter test their love. In precise and evocative prose, Cold Spell tells the parallel stories of a mother who risks everything to start over and a daughter whose longings threaten to undo them.

â€œGrabs you from the opening line and never lets goâ€ ~ Publishers Weekly

â€œCold Spell is Greek tragedy. From the very first pages, these lives are out of control. Youâ€™ll care for Sylvie, and also her mother Ruth, and youâ€™ll want them not to hurt each other, but of course they will.â€ ~ David Vann, author of Legend of a Suicide and Goat Mountain

"In subtle, careful prose, Vanasse explores what lures the so-called newbie to Alaskaâ€”from the myth to the very real magic of the wildâ€”and, at the same time, creates a sensitive portrait of a family on the verge of falling apart. Poignant and compelling." ~ Leigh Newman, author of Still Points North
Country USA
Manufacturer Running Fox Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-07-16
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Running Fox Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-07-16
Format	Kindle eBook

You might also like...