The Snow Child
American novelist, born 1973.
The Snow Child is a 2012 novel by Eowyn Ivey. It was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2013.
On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Eowyn Ivey
- First published
- 2012
- Length
- 448 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction shortlist, 2013
- Genre
- Fantasy, Love story, Rural life, Magical realism
Is The Snow Child worth reading?
2 of the 15 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and Richard & Judy Book Club picks.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists) (Columbia University, 2013) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Snow Child
The edition we link to is the Tinder Press paperback (2012), 448 pages.
- Publisher
- Tinder Press (paperback, 2012)
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN
- 9780755380534
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Snow Child
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 17% of the points available on prize lists, against 7% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work