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A review by bookwormishme
Blizzard by Marie Vingtras
4.0
3.75 stars
This novel was fascinating. While it wasn’t my favorite, it was a shorter read, and kept my interest.
Told from the points of view of several individuals, it takes us through the experience of a young woman and boy lost in a blizzard in the Alaskan bush. Bess is the young woman who escaped her own life when things went tragically wrong. Eventually we find out why she’s in Alaska. The young boy is Thomas, who was brought to Alaska by Benedict, but we don’t know why. From the others, we understand that Thomas is Benedict’s son.
Then there is Freeman, an older black gentleman who somehow ended up living in the bush after circumstances in his own life caused him to flee from his home. Cole is a neighbor and friend to Benedict, but sounds like a fairly unsavory human. And lastly there is Clifford, a moonshiner with absolutely no good to him.
When Bess and Thomas go missing, Cole ends up helping Benedict look for them, but not because he feels compelled to help, more that Benedict needs his help. As the story unfolds, we find out more things about Cole and Clifford than maybe we want to know, but their stories explain a lot. We find out why Bess retreated to Alaska with Benedict, and who Thomas really is.
As I said, not a long read and very interesting. Worth the read.
This novel was fascinating. While it wasn’t my favorite, it was a shorter read, and kept my interest.
Told from the points of view of several individuals, it takes us through the experience of a young woman and boy lost in a blizzard in the Alaskan bush. Bess is the young woman who escaped her own life when things went tragically wrong. Eventually we find out why she’s in Alaska. The young boy is Thomas, who was brought to Alaska by Benedict, but we don’t know why. From the others, we understand that Thomas is Benedict’s son.
Then there is Freeman, an older black gentleman who somehow ended up living in the bush after circumstances in his own life caused him to flee from his home. Cole is a neighbor and friend to Benedict, but sounds like a fairly unsavory human. And lastly there is Clifford, a moonshiner with absolutely no good to him.
When Bess and Thomas go missing, Cole ends up helping Benedict look for them, but not because he feels compelled to help, more that Benedict needs his help. As the story unfolds, we find out more things about Cole and Clifford than maybe we want to know, but their stories explain a lot. We find out why Bess retreated to Alaska with Benedict, and who Thomas really is.
As I said, not a long read and very interesting. Worth the read.