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309 pp.
| Feiwel |
October, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-1-250-02425-1$16.99
(2)
YA
This bleak prequel to After the Snow is set in 2039. After her grandmother dies, Magda tries to make her way from her Polish village to her mother in England. Along the way she meets Ivan, with whom she falls passionately in love. The vivid characterization, with Magda's calm practicality set against Ivan's trickster ways, makes this a poignant story that stands alone.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
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January, 2014