Silent Snow, Secret Snow - Softcover

Geras, Adele

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ISBN 10: 033041500X ISBN 13: 9780330415002

Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books, 2003

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The Golden family has congregated for Christmas in their large, old family home. Laurie has invited his friend Carlo. He hopes for a chance to tell him his deepest feelings, but Carlo wants to spend time with Laurie's sister, the beautiful yet aloof Marianne. Meanwhile, their cousin, Ellie, is struggling to cope with her miserable mother and the fact that her father is absent. Outside the house the air is soft with snow; inside it crackles with tension as another family tradition becomes evident - that of keeping secrets. Some are tragic, some selfish and some embarrassing. Cut off from the outside world, will anything in the family ever be the same again?

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Synopsis:

An atmospheric tale of family secrets, betrayals and desire from an acclaimed storyteller. The Golden family has congregated for Christmas in their large, old family home. Laurie has invited his friend Carlo. He hopes for a chance to tell him his deepest feelings, but Carlo wants to spend time with Laurie's sister, the beautiful yet aloof Marianne. Meanwhile, their cousin, Ellie, is struggling to cope with her miserable mother and the fact that her father is absent. Outside the house the air is soft with snow; inside it crackles with tension as another family tradition becomes evident - that of keeping secrets. Some are tragic, some selfish and some embarrassing. Cut off from the outside world, will anything in the family ever be the same again?

About the Author:

Adele Geras is the author of over eighty books for children, including Troy, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. She has written Goodbye Tommy Blue, part of Macmillan Children's Books' Shock Shop series. And her contribution to the illustrated biography series Lifelines was on Cleopatra. She lives in Manchester with her husband.

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