UA Press releases new novel in ÐÓ°Épro Literary Series
July 16, 2014
The University of ÐÓ°Épro Press has released a new ÐÓ°Épro Literary Series novel, "Cold
Spell," by Deb Vanasse.
With precise and evocative prose, Cold Spell tells the story of a mother who risks
everything to start over and a daughter whose longings threaten to undo them both.
From the moment Ruth Sanders rips a glossy photo of a glacier from a magazine, she
believes her fate is intertwined with the ice. Her unsettling fascination bewilders
her daughter, 16-year-old Sylvie, still shaken by her father’s leaving. When Ruth
uproots Sylvie and her sister from their small Midwestern town to follow her growing
obsession — and a man — to ÐÓ°Épro, they soon find themselves entangled with an unfamiliar
wilderness, a divided community and one another. As passions cross and braid, the
bond between mother and daughter threatens to erode from the pressures of icy compulsion
and exposed secrets.
Inspired by her own experience arriving by Bush plane to live on the ÐÓ°Épro tundra,
Deb Vanasse vividly captures the reality of life in ÐÓ°Épro and the emotional impact
of loving a remote and unforgiving land.
For more information about this title and many more, please visit www.uapress.alaska.edu
or call 800-621-2736.