Light on Snow by Anita Shreve

An abandoned baby unsettles a family's fragile refuge

Good Condition - Ex-library. Covers scuffed/marked, edges rubbed, spine creased, upper front corner folded. Pages clear and readable.

Twelve-year-old Nicky Dillon and her father are walking through snowy woods near their isolated home when they discover an abandoned newborn. Saving the infant draws them into events that disturb the guarded life they have built together, raising questions Nicky has scarcely dared to ask about the past and her father's withdrawal from the world. The arrival of a young woman with her own troubled history makes the discovery still more personal. As compassion collides with grief, Nicky begins to understand how loss shapes choices and how difficult forgiveness can be. Anita Shreve's intimate novel explores the distance between a child's growing awareness and an adult's pain, finding the possibility of connection in an encounter neither could have anticipated.