The Snow Garden: A Novel

Rice, Christopher

ISBN 10: 0786868139 / ISBN 13: 9780786868131

Published by Miramax Books, 2002

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Synopsis:

Christopher Rice became a publishing sensation overnight with his rst novel, A Density of Souls. The stunningly wide-ranging coverage included

appearances on The Rosie ODonnell Show, MTVs Real World, and The Early Show, print features in everything from USA Today to The Advocate, and

a website deluged with e-mails from fans. One of the most original writers of a new generation was launched. His new novel, The Snow Garden, is a

story of murder and sexual menace on a snowbound university campus. When a respected professors wife drives to her death in an icy river, an illicit

relationship between a student and his teacher threatens to come to light, and within days Atherton University is the scene of escalating speculation and

intrigue. Another death emerges from the shadows, and the connections between the two accidents begin to look uncomfortably close. As in A Density of

Souls, Christopher Rice explores the dynamic within a tightly knit group of young people haunted by sexual memories and fears and driven by obscure

desires. The Snow Garden casts this web of friendship and passion against the backdrop of a threat that grows darker as the novel proceeds. The result is