⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 5.25

After years of trying to have children with no luck, Jack and Mabel move across the country to the wilderness in Alaska for a fresh start. Taking place in the 1920s, they must learn to live off the harsh and wild landscape with l sparse visits from their distant neighbors. One day, the couple decided to make a young girl out of snow. The next morning, it has disappeared. Later, a young, blonde child of the wilderness named Faina enters their lives. 

Is Faina real or just a figment of their imagination? Did they create a child spirit from the snow like in Mabel’s favorite childhood story or was Faina abandoned in the woods?

The beautiful nature writing, character depth, and sprinkles of magical realism in this story will stay with me for a long time. I absolutely loved it. ❄️