The Winter Place, Alexander Yates
The Winter Place, Alexander Yates
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The Winter Place

Author: Alexander Yates

Narrator: Lauren Ezzo

Unabridged: 11 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2019


Synopsis

There is a middle world between life and death, and Tess must navigate it to save her brother in this heart-wrenching story infused with the fractured and fantastical realms of Finnish mysticism.Axel and Tess are bewildered when a stranger shows up in their backyard accompanied by a giant brown bear, but before they can investigate the bizarre encounter, something more harrowing happens: their father is killed in a freak car accident.Now orphaned, Tess and Axel are shipped off to Finland to live with grandparents who they’ve never met, and are stunned to discover that the mysterious stranger with the bear has found them again. More stunning—they come to understand that this man isn’t really a man…he’s a keeper of souls. And the bear isn’t really a bear…it’s a ghost. Their mother’s ghost. Wandering, endlessly, searching for their father.Then the Keeper invites Axel, who is fighting his symptoms of muscular dystrophy, to join the path of the dead—and when Axel disappears into the deep snow, Tess knows she must find a way to follow. There are mysteries connected to this peculiar man, this keeper, and if she can untangle them, she might not only save Axel, but also bring her parents peace.

About Alexander Yates

Alexander Yates was born in Haiti and grew up in Mexico, Bolivia, and the Phillipines. He is the author of the critically acclaimed adult novel Moondogs and the YA novels, The Winter Place and How We Became Wicked. He lives with his wife in Hanoi, Vietnam.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emma on October 13, 2015

Review by Beth Steeped in Finnish mythology and some truly evocative settings, The Winter Place is a truly magical tale with a few scary moments perfectly put together. Tess and Axel go through things no children should have to. Not only are they already without a mother, their dad dies too and their......more

Goodreads review by Cassandra on January 01, 2016

Overall Rating 5 Stars -Book Description: 4 -Cover: 3.5 -Plot: 5 -Creativity: 5 -Grammar: 4 -Simile Use: 5 (minimal usage) -Description: 4 (very well written) -Show And Tell Balance: 4 This is one of the few books I've picked up recently at a book store as opposed to Amazon, and I'm glad I did. Initially, th......more

Goodreads review by Maria on July 26, 2024

The setting of this novel is what stands out to me. Beautifully written and drawn out but also with incredible descriptions that allowed me to see Finland even though I've never been. Just on that alone, this book was enjoyable to me. While I'm not a fan of the plot or all the characters, the settin......more

Goodreads review by Mel on October 11, 2019

A glimpse of what it is like to have terrible grief and remorse.......more