A dark and haunting tale of a young girl trapped in Winter, longing to be free. When Rose and her sister are left to fend for
themselves and an ailing mother, they must fight both nature and the darkness of the soul to survive. What readers are saying...A hauntingly beautiful coming of age story, reminiscent of "Winter's Bone" by Daniel Woodrell. With lush prose and realistic characters, Marks crafts a tale that focuses on the difficult subjects of abandonment and poverty, and yet rises above these dark subjects through the use of magical realism and hope. The end result was a novella that I couldn't put down. - Merrie Destefano, author of Afterlife: The Resurrection Chronicles and Lost Girls
