The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey is a 2011 novel based on a Russian folktale of an old man and woman creating a snow girl and it coming to life. The story is centered on Mabel and Jack, who are both at their lowest after their move to a homestead in Alaska. Mabel was so unhappy she even tried to kill herself. The couple was childless after having a miscarriage years before. They also refused to get to know anyone on any other homesteads, as they wanted to be alone with each other. When money troubles, they gradually have to suck it up and make friends Esther and George and their family. When Mabel and Jack go outside one snowy night, they build a snow girl, giving her a hat and gloves. The next few months is spent by the couple trying to get this girl, who starts to randomly appear in the forest, to actually sit down with them. When they eventually do, it turns their life in a whole new direction. The novel from then on out shows us the troubles and good times Mabel and Jack have with the little girl, watching her grow up, and it's up to you whether or not to believe to she's real.
The Snow Child was an amazing story. The detail and description and the magic (even though it was explicitly expressed) made the novel that much more special. I'd definitely recommend reading it.
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