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Book Review of Light on Snow

Light on Snow
Light on Snow
Author: Anita Shreve
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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WHAT MAKES A FAMILY? THAT'S WHAT 12 YEAR OLD NICKY WONDERS AFTER SHE AND HER WIDOWED FATHER FIND A WAILING NEWBORN IN THE SNOW. NEAR THEIR HOME. THROUGH THE DAYS THAT FOLLOW, AND AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR WHO SOON TURNS UP ATH THEIR DOOR-A YOUNG WOMAN EVIDENTLY HAUNTED BY HER OWN TERRIBLE CHOICES-FACE A THICKET OF DECISIONS, EACH SEEMING TO CARRY EQUAL POSSIBILITIES OF HEARTBREAK OR REDEMPTION.