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Stitch in Snow

by Anne McCaffrey

Published 1985ISBN 978-0-3129-3753-9

Dana Jane Lovell is a savvy, successful, attractive writer of children's books. Long resident in Ireland, Dana misses her son, now that he's at school in the States, and looks forward to her coming book promotion tour there. Dana has a far deeper sadness as well - there's no man to share her life, at least the way she shared until his deathe with her husband Ray: with passion, wit and rich companionship. Knitting is the solace she turns to when feeling blue - and she's been knitting a lot lately. On tour, Dana arrives in Denver simultaneously with a blizzard and meets another stranded traveller, Dan Lowell, a rivetingly attractive man. Snow-bound, the two voyagers share a magical weekend, sheltered from the currents of their busy lives. As her feelings for Dan deepen, Dana realised that the currents of Dan's existence are dark and powerful - and that it will be up to Dana to keep him from being destroyed. But she may have to relinquish him in order to do it.

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Romance, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Themes to notice

Romance · Fiction

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Reading experience

Dark tone · Steady pace

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Stitch in SnowAnne McCaffrey
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Reading lengthLength not listed
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 1985
Primary categoryRomanceAlso cataloged under Fiction
ISBN-13
978-0-3129-3753-9
Language
English
Edition record
OL9570393M
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Good to know

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Begin with its place in Romance, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Three questions to carry with you

  1. What must each character learn before the relationship can become believable?
  2. How do work, family, friendship, or identity shape the central relationship?
  3. Does the emotional resolution feel earned by the choices that came before it?

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