A snow-dusted love story.
In the Autumn of 1931, eighteen-year-old Freya Trevelyan runs away from her home in Cornwall to follow her dream of becoming an actress. When she is invited to join a theatrical company about to head out on tour, Freya thinks the path to success is clear, and, amidst all the glamour and bustle of stage life, she finds – for the first time – a place to belong. But can reality ever live up to her expectations? What if her life – and falling in love – turn out to be nothing like she planned? An enchanting coming of age romance about following your dreams – even when they aren’t quite what you expected.
Myself and Courtney have read a lot of Laura Wood’s books now, but we tend to pick them up on our summer reading holidays. We always wondered when we would get around to reading A Snowfall of Silver, as this one is set in winter and it never quite felt like the right time. When we booked a winter reading retreat for January, we knew it would be the perfect time to pick this up, and we were right.
Every time we pick up a Laura Wood book, we’re astounded by how enveloped in the story we end up being. We read this in one sitting because we didn’t want to put it down, and we both absolutely loved how much we felt like we were in the story. It was so lovely to follow Freya, who is the sister of the main character in A Sky Painted Gold.
I loved the plot of this story and I found it so much fun to follow Freya as she travels around the UK. The atmosphere is brilliant and I would argue this is more of a wintery story than autumn – reading it on a cold, frosty January afternoon was absolutely perfect.
The group of main characters who travel with this theatre company were so much fun to read about and such a lovely friendship group to be a part of. I also really enjoyed the romance, as I always do with Laura Wood stories! Overall, this one was a very enjoyable read and I’m looking forward to picking up The Agency for Scandal on our next reading holiday.
★★★★★
4.5 out of 5 stars
-Beth
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