There’s a lot less you have to explain. If I go into Will’s study and he says: “I’m working. I can’t talk”, I don’t take offence. Plus, we are always each other’s first readers. He said about one of my books: “Well, it’s not bad, you have to rewrite half of it.” That was a bit of a blow. He was right – that was annoying. The underlying novel and this film stole my planned novel! I live in Northeast Pennsylvania (the film is set in Southwest PA). I'm one of those who threaten, promise, etc., to write a book someday but probably never will. But my main idea was to write about one of the ancient defunct communities that dot the old coal and oil regions of the state. It’s not my natural environment. I had a terrible stammer through my childhood and adolescence and I still don’t feel very confident verbally.

bár a könyv a gyerekek kimondatlan félelmeiről szól, megnyugtató válaszokat is ad ezekre. A bűbájos rajzokkal és hangulatos szöveggel pedig tökéletes téli olvasmány: megeleveníti a havat. S ha van rá alkalom, olvasása után biztos mindenki örömmel készíti el a saját hóangyalát. A few days before releasing “Snow Angel”, Reneé shared this statement on her social media platforms: Eventually, it is revealed that he is the snow angel that Sylvie made last winter, and he’s there to save her. Sylvie is sure she doesn’t need saving. This is such a fun and magical story about angels and what happens to the ones you create in the snow. Sylvie wakes up one might to find someone in her room. The someone isn’t quite sure what they are supposed to do but Sylvie spots that it’s an angel standing in her room. Sylvie soon finds out that this angel is the same one she made out of snow one day, but he’s here for an important reason, because Sylvie isn’t well and the snow angel has come to save her.I listened to this lovely audiobook this morning, a book I’d only noticed yesterday was written by Maggie O’Farrell, narrated by Ruth Negga, with illustrations by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini. This is O’Farrell’s debut into the children’s book genre. First, save the person,’ Sylvie could hear him say, ‘then fly down … no, that’s not right … Find the … No, hang on … first, fly down. Second, find the person. Third …’ He shook his head, muddled, shutting his eyes, as if for inspiration. ‘Now, what comes third? I’ve forgotten and I really ---‘”

Where Snow Angels Go is a children’s book by award-winning author and this year’s Waterstone Book of the Year winner with her Novel Hamnet, Maggie O’Farell. I haven’t read her work before, although I did try to buy Hamnet from a book shop yesterday but they had sold out. After reading this book I will make sure I manage to get a copy as her story-telling skills and imagination are breathtaking.One night, a young girl named Sylvie awakens to find a glimmering presence with wings in her room. The snow angel she had made the previous winter has returned. Every snow angel made by someone becomes their real angel who will look after and protect their creator. He has arrived in response to a need he has sensed in her, but he is also surprised by her ability to see him as it violates all the rules. Realizing that she is suffering from a fever, the angel awakens the mother, disappearing before she can see him. Sylvie’s illness lingers for months, but in those months she never forgets that the snow angel was there, and tries to summon his return.

In your memoir, I Am, I Am, I Am , you talk about your childhood stammer. Do you get nervous speaking in public? It’s been quite a year for you - Hamnet winning the Women’s prize and being named Waterstones’ book of the year… Have you ever woken up suddenly, in the middle of the night, without knowing why? Best-selling and award-winning master storyteller Maggie O’Farrell weaves an extraordinary and compelling modern fairy tale about the bravery of a little girl and the miracle of a snowy day. I like how this story explains the idea of a guardian angel, the phenomenon that we often feel of someone watching us or protecting us if we get into danger. And I like how Sylvie tries to get the angel to appear again but can’t. The idea of a snow angel becoming a guardian angel is a new one to me but I just love how this story has brought this idea to life and the ending of the tale is lovely with a heartwarming end for all the characters involved. Using line, color washes, and arresting perspectives, the illustrations in this lengthy picture book deftly convey the realism of Sylvie’s world, the wonder of her snow angel, and the sweetness of their bond in scenes of drama as well as stillness. . . . An appealing contemporary fairy tale told with humor and warmth.

If the illustration for the cover is any indication, this is a beautifully illustrated fairy-tale-like story of a young girl’s belief in the power of wishing and dreams, especially those that come true. Van valami mágikus a hóban, ezt minden gyerek tudja és ezt tökéletesen megidézi a történet. Igazi klasszikus meséket idéző olvasmány ez. Hihetetlenül jó hangulata van, kicsit baljós, úgyhogy van benne izgalom is. S a mesét tökéletesen egészítik ki Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini varázslatos rajzai. A Hóangyal tényleg szinte kékesen csillog, Sylvie alakjából, amikor megpróbálja őt megidézni sugárzik az életigenlés. Igazi belevaló kislány, okos és találékony ugyanakkor oltalmazó is.