Snow Country

1914: Aspiring journalist Anton arrives in Vienna where he meets Delphine, a woman of deep secrets. Anton is entranced by the light of first love, until his country declares war on hers.

1927: For Lena, life in a small town has been harsh and cold. When her love affair with a young lawyer crumbles, she leaves to take a post at a remote snow-capped sanatorium.

1933: Anton is sent to write about the same clinic, the mysterious Schloss Seeblick. In this place, on the banks of a silvery lake where the roots of human suffering are laid bare, two people will see each other as if for the first time.

About the Author

Sebastian Faulks has written 19 books, of which A Week in December and The Fatal Englishman were number one in the Sunday Times bestseller lists. He is best known for Birdsong, part of his French trilogy, and Human Traces, the first in an ongoing Austrian trilogy. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a journalist on national papers. He has also written screenplays and has appeared in small roles on stage. He lives in London.

Reviews

"A fine and profoundly intelligent novel, written by an author who balances big ideas with human emotion. Wistful, yearning and wise." —Elizabeth Day

"Faulks's most poignant love story yet" —Antony Beevor

"Sebastian Faulks' latest novel is beautifully written, shot through with a sense of the frailty of love that is at times reminiscent of William Faulkner's The Wild Palms... This is a superb novel" ―Spectator

"A yearning, wistful, lovelorn novel, intent on exploring the price of being human." ―Sunday Times

"Fascinating... impeccably researched... At the heart of this rich, dark story, however, is not politics but psychology... Faulks's committed fans will be left looking forward to the next instalment of this thought-provoking trilogy." ―The Times

Dimensions: 13 x 2.8 x 19.8 cm