Torn from a magazine, a photo of a glacier ignites an obsession in Ruth, a self-sacrificing Midwestern mother. Her fascination with ice culminates in an impulsive decision to make a fresh start by

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Cold Spell

Torn from a magazine, a photo of a glacier ignites an obsession in Ruth, a self-sacrificing Midwestern mother. Her fascination with ice culminates in an impulsive decision to make a fresh start by moving her family to Alaska with her new boyfriend, Kenny. This rash plan horrifies sixteen-year-old Sylvie, who hides a secret attraction to Kenny.

The realities of the wilderness and tensions within the tiny Alaskan community of Resurrection Valley test Ruthâ€™s resolve. As Kennyâ€™s attention shifts to baiting bears and building an eight-wheeled all-terrain vehicle, she feels diminished, and no matter how she tries to conform, she canâ€™t please Kennyâ€™s strong-willed, religious mother. Ruth also worries over Sylvie, who spends hours staring at the ice, and ten-year-old Anna, who shows a little too much enthusiasm for becoming a Glory Girl at Lenaâ€™s church.

As their individual longings braid and cross, the exposed secrets of mother and daughter test their love. In precise and evocative prose, Cold Spell tells the parallel stories of a mother who risks everything to start over and a daughter whose longings threaten to undo them.

â€œGrabs you from the opening line and never lets goâ€ ~ Publishers Weekly

â€œCold Spell is Greek tragedy. From the very first pages, these lives are out of control. Youâ€™ll care for Sylvie, and also her mother Ruth, and youâ€™ll want them not to hurt each other, but of course they will.â€ ~ David Vann, author of Legend of a Suicide and Goat Mountain

"In subtle, careful prose, Vanasse explores what lures the so-called newbie to Alaskaâ€”from the myth to the very real magic of the wildâ€”and, at the same time, creates a sensitive portrait of a family on the verge of falling apart. Poignant and compelling." ~ Leigh Newman, author of Still Points North

Country	USA
Author	Deb Vanasse
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781940320052
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Running Fox Books
Manufacturer	Running Fox Books
NumberOfPages	224
PublicationDate	2014-07-16
Publisher	Running Fox Books
ReleaseDate	2014-07-16
Studio	Running Fox Books

Cold Spell

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