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From the bestselling author of The Woman on the Orient Express comes a haunting novel of two women—one determined to uncover the past and the other determined to escape it.
At the close of World War II, London is in ruins and Rose Daniel isn’t at peace. Eight years ago, her brother disappeared while fighting alongside Gypsy partisans in Spain. From his letters, Rose has just two clues to his whereabouts—his descriptions of the spectacular south slopes of the Sierra Nevada and his love for a woman who was carrying his child.
In Spain, it has been eight years since Lola Aragon’s family was massacred. Eight years since she rescued a newborn girl from the arms of her dying mother and ran for her life. She has always believed that nothing could make her return…until a plea for help comes from a desperate stranger.
Now, Rose, Lola, and the child set out on a journey from the wild marshes of the Camargue to the dazzling peaks of Spain’s ancient mountain communities. As they come face-to-face with war’s darkest truths, their lives will be changed forever by memories, secrets, and friendships.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherLake Union Publishing
- Publication date1 Feb. 2019
- File size4907 KB
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“The Snow Gypsy is a jewel of a book with layers of light and depth. Through eloquent language, intriguing characters, and lavish historical detail, Lindsay Jayne Ashford brings to life two extraordinary women in post–World War II Europe and shows that although grief never completely fades, love and hope can still take us onward.” —Ann Howard Creel, bestselling author of The Whiskey Sea
“Ashford drew me in from the start with her exquisite prose, then took me on a heartfelt and exotic journey through southern Spain and Provence. Moving insights into the Spanish Civil War are woven throughout the novel, and the story is told with beauty and compassion. Highly recommended.” —Ella Carey, bestselling author of The Things We Don’t Say
“The Snow Gypsy is a moving story of two women who have both been scarred by loss yet refuse to be defined by their pasts. Ashford immerses readers in the sights, smells, and tastes of Spain, from the sensuousness of flamenco dancing to the traditions of Gypsy culture and the lingering, tragic aftereffects of the Spanish Civil War. It’s easy to root for strong, inspiring heroines like Rose and Lola.” —Elizabeth Blackwell, bestselling author of In the Shadow of Lakecrest
“An intriguing and enlightening journey viewed through the eyes of two independent and passionate women haunted by the pasts they must reconcile.” —Gemma Liviero, author of Broken Angels and Pastel Orphans
From the Publisher
No matter what Rose and Lola discover, there will be loss. But the beauty of The Snow Gypsy is that we see what Rose and Lola gain as they desperately fight to unearth the truth and protect the child they both love so dearly. We see their hope, not just to find Rose’s brother but also for a better world.
When the state of the world feels so uncertain, I take great inspiration from the love stories Lindsay Jayne Ashford so vividly brings to life here. Across seemingly unbridgeable divides, The Snow Gypsy shows that love can and does prevail—even in the most unexpected of ways.
- Jodi Warshaw, Editor
About the Author
Raised in Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom, Lindsay Jayne Ashford became the first woman to graduate from Queens’ College, Cambridge, in its 550-year history. She earned a degree in criminology and was a reporter for the BBC before becoming a freelance journalist, writing for a number of national magazines and newspapers.
Lindsay began her career as a novelist with a contemporary crime series featuring forensic psychologist Megan Rhys. She moved into historical mystery with The Mysterious Death of Miss Jane Austen, and her three most recent books, Whisper of the Moon Moth, The Color of Secrets, and The Woman on the Orient Express, blend fiction with real events of the early twentieth century.
She has four children and divides her time between a house overlooking the sea on the west coast of Wales and a small farmhouse in Spain’s Sierra de Los Filabres. When she’s not writing, she enjoys volunteering for Save the Children, kayaking, and walking her dogs, Milly and Pablo.
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- ASIN : B07DNDY87J
- Publisher : Lake Union Publishing (1 Feb. 2019)
- Language : English
- File size : 4907 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 333 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1542040043
- Best Sellers Rank: 4,344 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 116 in Historical Literary Fiction
- 376 in Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)
- 504 in Historical Fiction (Books)
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About the author

Raised in Wolverhampton, UK, Lindsay Jayne Ashford became the first woman to graduate from Queens' College, Cambridge in its 550 year history. She gained a degree in Criminology and was employed as a reporter for the BBC before becoming a freelance journalist, writing for a number of national magazines and newspapers.
Lindsay began her career as a novelist with a contemporary crime series featuring forensic psychologist Megan Rhys. She moved into the historical genre with 'The Mysterious Death of Miss Jane Austen', and her most recent books, 'The Color of Secrets', 'The Woman on the Orient Express', 'Whisper of the Moon Moth' and 'The Snow Gypsy' blend real events with fiction and are set in the first half of the twentieth century.
She has four children and divides her time between a house overlooking the sea on the west coast of Wales and a small farmhouse in Spain's Sierra de Los Filabres. When she is not writing she enjoys kayaking, body-boarding and walking her dogs, Milly and Pablo.
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I am interested in herbal remedies for both people and animals and that, definitely, for me, turned out to be the only interesting part of the book but not covered in any depth.
I am also very familiar with the history of the Spanish civil war and the repressions and fear of the Franco era but, again, if that is what you are interested in then there are much better sources, like Giles Tremlett's 'Ghosts of Spain'.
There were so many errors of fact and clearly ludicrous story lines that I lost patience, though I did stagger through to the end. One of the characters claimed to have seen beaver dams in Sussex in the 1930s. Beavers became extinct in England in the 12th century and have only just been reintroduced. Then there was the misinformation on Julian of Norwich. We are told that she was a nun who was walled up in the cathedral. There is no historical evidence that she was a nun ; she was an anchoress and her cell was attached to St Julian's church, which sits between King St and Rouen Rd in Norwich. There is a picture of her dressed as a Benedictine nun in Norwich cathedral but it is an incorrect attribution.
Then there are the ludicrous story lines and coincidences. We are expected to believe, for example, that a Spanish gypsy child, unable to read when first encountered, barely a month later is in school and reading, having also been passed off as the daughter of an English woman. I think not. So it drags on. There are small inserts of French, Roma and Spanish, presumably to add a little verisimilitude. The French passed muster, the Roma I don't know but there were several mistakes in the Spanish.
Oh and, as one of the other reviewers has mentioned ; why the americanisms in an English book by an English author?
I definitely won't be bothering to read anything else by this author.
There is only one complaint about this book and this is as others have pointed out the American spellings and terminology. The author is English, the main character is English, the book is set part in England so why do we have to have American spelling? Had I been purchasing this book, it would definitely put me off of purchasing and indeed has lead me to only give the book 4 instead of 5 stars.
The is a 75 to 25 split of the two characters Rose and Lola respectively. Lola's journey is one of survival at 14 year old she has had to survive the worst of humanity, showing more courage and determination than anyone her age should need. Rose's starts out as a search for closure of what happened to her brother. On a chance/fateful meeting both of them find something in common and help each other achieve their dreams.
TmDespite the brutality of the first chapter, the book is a little slow at the beginning. This is necessary to establish the characters and their development. The location and their history is very well done. Great knowledge of the culture.
The second half of the book is when things really start moving. Every answer leads to more questions. The ending is bitter sweet at best. The phrase be carefully what you ask for as you might not like the answers. However the journey to find them might be amazing and even more important.