title: A Snow Garden and Other Stories
author:  Rachel Joyce 
description: RACHEL JOYCE is the author of the <i>Sunday Times</i> and international bestsellers <i>The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry</i>, <i>Perfect</i> and <i>The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry </i>was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and has been translated into 34 languages. Rachel Joyce was awarded the Specsavers National Book Awards 'New Writer of the Year' in December 2012 and shortlisted for the 'Writer of the Year' 2014. She is also the author of the short story, <i>A Faraway Smell of Lemon</i> and the forthcoming short story collection, <i>A Snow Garden &amp; Other Stories</i> and a new novel for 2016, <i>The Music Shop.</i> She is the award-winning writer of over 30 original afternoon plays and classic adaptations for BBC Radio 4. Rachel Joyce lives with her family in Gloucestershire.
zlib_text: About	the	Book
  In	the	course	of	a	fortnight	at	the	end	of	a	year	.	.	.	a	woman	finds	a	cure	for	a
  broken	heart	where	she	least	expects	it;	a	husband	and	wife	build	their	son	a
  bicycle	and,	in	the	process,	deconstruct	their	happy	marriage;	freak	weather
  brings	the	airport	to	a	standstill	on	Christmas	Day;	a	young	woman	will
  change	her	life	by	saying	one	word.
  Here	are	seven	linked	stories.	Each	of	them	is	a	small	masterpiece,	but	as	one
  character	steps	forward	and	another	steps	back,	it	is	in	the	way	they
  interweave	that	Rachel	Joyce	pinpoints	much	of	the	humour	and	tragedy	of
  our	everyday	experience.
  With	hallmarks	that	made	her	first	book,	The	Unlikely	Pilgrimage	of	Harold
  Fry,	so	exceptional,	A	Snow	Garden	&	other	stories	celebrates	heroism	in	the
  most	unassuming	of	figures	and	finds	significance	in	small	moments	that	can
  change	everything.	Compelling	and	rewarding,	tender	and	funny,	it	portrays
  family	relationships	at	a	time	of	year	that	should	be	joyous	but	is	so	often
  tangled	and	