Top Ten Tuesday: Books Set In Snowy PlacesI did a similar post in 2020 titled Books with Wintry Themes. I tried not to duplicate that list too much. Check it out if you want more suggestions. As per usual, I've read all of the books on this list, though some of them I read a very long time ago.
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon -- It is an especially cold winter. When a man is found frozen in the river, the town's midwife, Martha Ballard, is asked to figure out what killed him.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey -- In brutal Alaska in 1920s a homesteading couple make a child out of snow to ward off their loneliness.
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden -- Vasilisa lives on the edge of Russian wilderness where winter lasts most of the year and snowdrifts are taller than houses.
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman -- Lyra goes up to the cold, far north where witch clans and armored polar bears rule.
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson -- A mystery set in the Pacific NW in the 1950s in a snow-covered town.
Isola by Allegra Goodman -- A young heiress and her lover are marooned on an island in the Bay of St. Lawrence off the coast of New France (Canada) in 1542. She has to survive two winters in this desolate spot before she is rescued. (Based on a true story.)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn -- set in a Gulag in the Soviet Union during the winter, this tells the story of one day in the life of a prisoner, Ivan Denisovich. Brr.r.r
Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik, illustrated by Maurice Sendak -- Little Bear asks his mother if she will make something for him to wear so we can go out in the snow, in the first story of this collection, titled "What Will Little Bear Wear?". Nothing is right until she takes off all his clothes and he goes out in his own fur. This was my first book, given to me the year of my birth and my first snow story.
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