This novel about the messy, complicated lives of two New York brothers takes inspiration from the Hans Christian Andersen tale, and has the strange, slippery feel of a fable It's no wonder so many stories that involve an element of enchantment begin, as this one does, with a freeze or flurry. Snowfall brings with it a sense of magical transformation, a glamour in the old sense of the word; muffling...
The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham review a novel of New York lives that touches the fantastical
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