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A novel by an acclaimed American poet, House under Snow is a story of mothers and daughters, of sexual identity, and a family slowly disintegrating after the premature death of its patriarch.
Anna Crane, soon to be married, reflects back on her childhood in Ohio during the 1960s and '70s with her two sisters and her charismatic, self-destructing mother. Evoking the claustrophobia of small-town life, Anna's first passionate love affair with a troubled boy who works as a groom and trainer at a horse track, and her mother's endless stream of suitors and a failed marriage, the novel races toward a chilling conclusion when Anna is betrayed by the two most important figures in her young life.
An unforgettable tale of the power and vulnerability of sex and family, history and the past, House under Snow is a lyrical and brilliant work of fiction.
"An elegiac novel of a father's sudden death and its lingering effect on the family he leaves behind."
"An artfully poignant rendering of first love, a mother's emotional fragility, and the enduring bonds among sisters."
"The central image, of a life almost stifled out of existence, is brilliantly maintained, and the ultimate effect of the book is to evoke a powerful sense of life's infinite mysteries, flourishing amid its squalors and terrors."
"The characters are original and clearly defined, the story is well paced and plotted, and the writing is poetic and lyrical."
"Bialosky's haunting first novel aches with the sensitivity of a soulful girl who is discovering love, sexuality, and the pain of unsurpassable betrayal."
"Present in every exquisite line are the author's myriad gifts as poet and
storyteller."
"A passionate, sensually written tale of a daughter's struggle to wrest free of her mother's fitful and destructive influence."
Anna Crane, soon to be married, reflects back on her childhood in Ohio during the 1960s and '70s with her two sisters and her charismatic, self-destructing mother. Evoking the claustrophobia of small-town life, Anna's first passionate love affair with a troubled boy who works as a groom and trainer at a horse track, and her mother's endless stream of suitors and a failed marriage, the novel races toward a chilling conclusion when Anna is betrayed by the two most important figures in her young life.
An unforgettable tale of the power and vulnerability of sex and family, history and the past, House under Snow is a lyrical and brilliant work of fiction.
"An elegiac novel of a father's sudden death and its lingering effect on the family he leaves behind."
"An artfully poignant rendering of first love, a mother's emotional fragility, and the enduring bonds among sisters."
"The central image, of a life almost stifled out of existence, is brilliantly maintained, and the ultimate effect of the book is to evoke a powerful sense of life's infinite mysteries, flourishing amid its squalors and terrors."
"The characters are original and clearly defined, the story is well paced and plotted, and the writing is poetic and lyrical."
"Bialosky's haunting first novel aches with the sensitivity of a soulful girl who is discovering love, sexuality, and the pain of unsurpassable betrayal."
"Present in every exquisite line are the author's myriad gifts as poet and
storyteller."
"A passionate, sensually written tale of a daughter's struggle to wrest free of her mother's fitful and destructive influence."