House under Snow, Jill Bialosky
House under Snow, Jill Bialosky
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House under Snow

Author: Jill Bialosky

Narrator: Elise Arsenault

Unabridged: 8 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/13/2022

Synopsis

A novel by an acclaimed American poet, House under Snow is a story of mothers and daughters, of sexual identity, and a family slowly disintegrating after the premature death of its patriarch.Anna Crane, soon to be married, reflects back on her childhood in Ohio during the 1960s and ‘70s with her two sisters and her charismatic, self-destructing mother. Evoking the claustrophobia of small-town life, Anna’s first passionate love affair with a troubled boy who works as a groom and trainer at a horse track, and her mother’s endless stream of suitors and a failed marriage, the novel races toward a chilling conclusion when Anna is betrayed by the two most important figures in her young life.An unforgettable tale of the power and vulnerability of sex and family, history and the past, House under Snow is a lyrical and brilliant work of fiction.

About Jill Bialosky

Jill Bialosky is the author of novels, memoirs, and several poetry collections. Her History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life was named one of the ten best works of nonfiction by Entertainment Weekly. She is currently an editor at W. W. Norton & Company and lives in New York City. Her most recent book is the novel The Deceptions.

About Elise Arsenault

Elise Arsenault is a classically trained actor, singer, and voice-over artist. She has worked throughout the country with various regional theaters, including Merrimack Rep, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Ivoryton Playhouse, Imagination Stage, and the Discovery Theater at the Smithsonian Institute. She holds a BA from George Mason University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nazneen on June 04, 2019

This author uses such beautiful and lyrical prose to describe the narrator's tough life of not being mothered by a mother that is incapable of loving anyone or anything due to her all-encompassing grief. This is a narrative of loss, love, lust, abandonment and betrayal. It demonstrates so well how h......more

Goodreads review by Kate on January 25, 2018

Beautiful prose, excellent character development, and wonderfully sad storylines in this author's first novel. A clear portrayal of life in the middle of the last century. A very enjoyable read.......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on July 13, 2017

Sad, desolate and achingly real......more

Quotes

“An elegiac novel of a father’s sudden death and its lingering effect on the family he leaves behind.” Washington Post

“An artfully poignant rendering of first love, a mother’s emotional fragility, and the enduring bonds among sisters.” Newsday

“The central image, of a life almost stifled out of existence, is brilliantly maintained, and the ultimate effect of the book is to evoke a powerful sense of life’s infinite mysteries, flourishing amid its squalors and terrors.” Publishers Weekly

“The characters are original and clearly defined, the story is well paced and plotted, and the writing is poetic and lyrical.” Library Journal

“Bialosky’s haunting first novel aches with the sensitivity of a soulful girl who is discovering love, sexuality, and the pain of unsurpassable betrayal.” Booklist

“Present in every exquisite line are the author’s myriad gifts as poet and
storyteller.” Helen Schulman, author of The Revisionist

“A passionate, sensually written tale of a daughter’s struggle to wrest free of her mother’s fitful and destructive influence.” Jennifer Egan, author of Look at Me

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