A Winter's Rime (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250826886)

A harrowing and emotional novel set in rural Wisconsin--A Winter's Rime explores the impact of generational trauma, and one woman's journey to find peace and healing from the violence of her past.

Mallory Moe is a twenty-five-year-old veteran Army mechanic, living with her girlfriend, Andrea, and working overnights at a gas station store while figuring out what's next. Andrea's off-grid cabin provides a perfect sanctuary for Mallory, a synesthete with a hypersensitivity to sound that can trigger flashbacks from her childhood.

The getaway that's largely abandoned during the off season starts out idyllic, until Andrea's once-loving behavior turns controlling and abusive, and Mallory once again finds herself not wanting to go home. After a particularly disturbing altercation, Mallory escapes into the subzero night and stumbles into Shay, a teenage girl, injured and asking for help. But it isn't long before she realizes that Shay isn't the only one who needs saving.

A story about sisterhood and second chances, A Winter's Rime looks to nature to find what it can teach us about bearing hardship and expanding our capacity to forgive--not just others, but ourselves.

Author: Carol Dunbar
ISBN-10: 1250826888
ISBN-13: 9781250826886
Publisher: Forge
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2023
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2023 pg. 28