Blizzard

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In a harsh, Alaskan landscape, four solitary characters are brought together by a desperate hunt to find a missing child. Blizzard is a gripping thriller. Quiet and unnerving, but building to a breath-taking dramatic climax.

A blizzard rages in Alaska. In the storm, a woman stops for a moment to tie her shoelaces. Seconds later, the child under her protection has vanished. She searches for him, soon joined by the very few other inhabitants who live in this cold, desolate place.

As the hunt intensifies - a race against the clock in these excruciating conditions to bring back the child alive - the inner demons and torments of each individual are revealed, and their uncanny connection to one another is finally unveiled.

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'A dark but luminous novel' * Libration *
'Beyond the novel's perfect structure, Marie Vingtras knows how to maintain tension throughout' * Express *
'What is so striking about Blizzard [...] is Vingtras' immediate and formidable linguistic precision' * Le Monde *

Author Bio

Marie Vingtras was born in Rennes in 1972.Blizzard is her first novel.Stephanie Smee is a translator of French literature into English.