In need of a beautiful book...

[malcomstrata]

living in l.a. during winter hurts me.
I am in need of an amazing book that takes place in northern canada or russia.
A book which has vivid descriptions of the snowscape and how it feels.

Do any of you know of a book like that?

 

[Stewart]

For Russia and snow, you may want to consider The People's Act Of Love by James Meek.

 

[beer good]

For Russia and snow, you may want to consider The People's Act Of Love by James Meek.

Damnit, I was going to suggest that one.

What about One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn?

 

[scooter13]

“Icefields” by Thomas Wharton.

 

[Godzilla]

Damnit, I was going to suggest that one.

What about One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn?

I was going to suggest that, lol.
That book made me feel so cold just reading it.

 

[dele]

Well this is by no means a beautiful book, but Death on the Ice by Cassie Brown is worth a read. It's a true story - off the coast on Newfoundland in 1914. A group of seal hunters are trapped and have to face the harsh climate.

This book might make you enjoy LA winters!

 

[jaybe]

Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name
by Vendela Vida

Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name: Amazon.co.uk: Vendela Vida: Books

Not Canada or Russia, but the more beautiful Norway and Lapland. It's an excellent book.

 

[booktin]

How about Cold Mountain?

 

[HermioneWeasley]

If you want to read about snow, read Russian literature. (I'm not joking). My suggestions include Anna Karenina and Pushkin's The Tales of Belkin. There's one particular tale about a snowstorm and its consequences.

 

[mysteryREADER]

I miss California in the winter....living in the snow sucks.

 

[MoreCowbell]

Damnit, I was going to suggest that one.

What about One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn?

I was also thinking of this one! Another to think about is The Terror by Dan Simmons, which sounds quite a bit like Death on the Ice.

 

[Ron ll]

I realize this is an old thread but I just read, "City of Thieves" by David Benioff which may qualify. Set in and around St. Petersburg in WW2. Not quite as cold as Dr. Zhivago, but still cold.