The Snow Sister: 'The Queen of Historical Fiction at her finest.' Guardian: 1

The Snow Sister: 'The Queen of Historical Fiction at her finest.' Guardian: 1

by EmmaCarroll (Author)

Synopsis

Ever since her sister, Agnes, died, Pearl has a tradition every time it snows. She makes a person out of snow. A snow sister. It makes Christmas feel a little less lonely. On Christmas Eve, her father receives a letter about a long-lost relative's will. Is their luck about to change? In anticipation of a better Christmas, Pearl goes to beg credit at Mr Noble's grocery to get ingredients for a Christmas pudding. But she is refused, and chased down the street where she is hit by a hansom cab. The snow is falling so hard that they can't take her home. She'll have to stay at Flintfield Manor overnight, in a haunted room... Will Pearl make it home for Christmas?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 112
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 02 Nov 2017

ISBN 10: 0571341802
ISBN 13: 9780571341801
Book Overview: From the queen of historical fiction, the critically acclaimed author of Frost Hollow Hall andThe Girl Who Walked on Air, comes a beautiful Christmas novella from with just a hint of festive magic.

Author Bio
Emma Carroll is a secondary school English teacher. She has also worked as a news reporter, an avocado picker and the person who punches holes into filofax paper. She recently graduated with distinction from Bath Spa University's MA in Writing For Young People. The Girl Who Walked on Air is Emma's second novel. She lives in the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers.