Snow Snakes

By Gary Schaffer

Its been nearly one year since John Mathews lost his battle with cancer, leaving behind a family that has done their best to carry on without him. As Christmastime approaches and the anniversary of Johns death draws near son Tom confronts startling visions of the past, back when his dad was around. Theyre getting stronger with each December snow. And hes not the only one affected by the visions: Toms mother and others in this rural northern Wisconsin community also feel Johns presence. Now, leaving home for the first time, Tom embarks on a four-day trip that will touch the lives of those he meets along the way and generate an internal strength through a connection to someone who is no longer physically present.Snow Snakes is at once a portrait of a family and community struggling to come to terms with loss, and a treatise on the healing power of memory. What emerges is a lesson for us all that just because a person is no longer with us on Earth does not mean that person is gone... There will always be snow snakes for those who look for them and accept that memories live forever.Follow the entire Mathews familys journey of loss, self-discovery and hope in this feelingly told story with a universal register. Remarkable for its extraordinary breadth of emotion, Snow Snakes is the kind of novel that stays with you long after the last page is turned.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432733621
• ISBN13: 9781432733629
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Outskirts Pr
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"