Slow to get into, but gets meatier as it goes along. Jack and Mabel have moved to Alaska to escape their life in Pennsylvania, where Mabel had given birth to a stillborn child. One night, they playfully make a snow child out in the backyard. The next day, the child is gone, but a live human one starts flittering around the place. Is she real? It's a re-telling of the traditional Russian tale, but set in 1920s Alaska. I enjoyed reading it. Ivey does a good job of placing you in the Alaskan wilderness (probably due to her own experience). Since I'm not a childless older adult, I think there were some parts that probably didn't hit me as emotionally as it would to other people. It should be an interesting book discussion tonight!