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A Snowfall of Silver
by Laura Wood
With A Snowfall of Silver, Laura Wood brings us back to the some of the characters that she introduced in [b:A Sky Painted Gold|39709339|A Sky Painted Gold|Laura Wood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1524905809l/39709339._SY75_.jpg|60937233], with cameos from Lou and Robert whom I greatly enjoyed. But most importantly, she introduces us to Lou's sister, Freya, our protagonist who dreams of becoming an actress. Freya has left behind her Cornish hometown and escaped to London, where Lou and Robert now reside and her intentions are, unfortunately, crystal clear to her sister:
Laura Woods just has this way with words, where you find her characters to be endearing and charming despite how transparent their actions can be. With Freya, it's clear that she was never in any true danger to begin with and that she has quite fortuitously befriended Kit, an aspiring playwright, on her escape to London:
Through Kit, Freya joins their touring production of An Importance of Being Earnest and experiences being part of a real theater production for the first time, albeit as an assistant in the costuming department rather than an actress. However, Freya experiences the thrill of being part of such a massive team as well as the interpersonal drama that occurs offstage.
However, her expectations of her future may not match reality and I found the way that Laura Wood writes about it to be bittersweet and really nuanced - it's a story about growing up and realising that what you wanted may not be within your reach.
I also enjoyed the romance here, although perhaps not quite as much as with A Sky Painted Gold.
Overall, A Snowfall of Silver was a sweet coming-of-age novel and Laura Wood's books have firmly become one of my favorite comfort reads.
"I should imagine," Lou says, resting her chin on her hand, "that Freya has run away to seek fame and fortune."
I'd forgotten Lou's annoying habit of knowing just what one is thinking. It comes of being a writer, I suppose. She's so watchful and she always says I'm an open book. As a young woman trying to cultivate a certain air of mystery, that's pretty galling to hear.
"Well, yes, I have actually," I say a little sulkily. "How did you know?"
"Because you exactly like a runaway, come to the big city in search of fame and fortune, of course."
"Oh," I say, torn between annoyance at how transparent I am, and satisfaction that my performance was so convincing. I suppose I only have myself to blame.
Laura Woods just has this way with words, where you find her characters to be endearing and charming despite how transparent their actions can be. With Freya, it's clear that she was never in any true danger to begin with and that she has quite fortuitously befriended Kit, an aspiring playwright, on her escape to London:
He shrugs one shoulder and gives me a wry half-smile. "Hard, heartbreaking...wonderful. I haven't had any of my plays staged or anything like that. I've been working stagehand jobs, trying to learn what I can, and working on my own script in my spare time. It's..." He breaks off, as though trying to put it into words is too difficult. "Well, there's nothing like it really."
I sigh. Hard, heartbreaking, wonderful. And all out there just waiting for me.
Through Kit, Freya joins their touring production of An Importance of Being Earnest and experiences being part of a real theater production for the first time, albeit as an assistant in the costuming department rather than an actress. However, Freya experiences the thrill of being part of such a massive team as well as the interpersonal drama that occurs offstage.
However, her expectations of her future may not match reality and I found the way that Laura Wood writes about it to be bittersweet and really nuanced - it's a story about growing up and realising that what you wanted may not be within your reach.
Spoiler
As it turns out, Freya recognises her limitations as an actress, as she realises that she doesn't have the talent to pull off the kind of performance that she hopes she is capable of. Moreover, she doesn't enjoy the stage as much as she thought that she would.I also enjoyed the romance here, although perhaps not quite as much as with A Sky Painted Gold.
Spoiler
Freya begins to fall for Kit, who has a complicated history with Viola, the temperamental leading lady of their production. However, Russ, the leading man, and Freya also had a brief flirtation of their own although Russ seems to bearing more of a resentment for this, culminating in an attempted sexual assault which was quite horrifying actually.Overall, A Snowfall of Silver was a sweet coming-of-age novel and Laura Wood's books have firmly become one of my favorite comfort reads.