There's no doubt the writing in this novel was powerful and conveyed a lot in very little time, but there almost seemed to be nothing to the book. Aside from being predictable, the story was told in first-person, present tense, which is irritating, considering the narrator tells us she's 30 years old as she's relaying this.

The main character is a very believable 12-year old, but she annoyed me with her constant questioning and second-guessing herself and others. The events in the story are realistic and depict a situation that is plausible and could really happen.

I'm not impressed enough to read more of this author, and I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone but Shreve fans.

Shreve's writing is crisp, compelling and evocative, as always ~ her story engrossing. I found it difficult to put this one down, especially as I got to the sections dealing with what lead to the baby's abandonment. Shreve writes of grief and hope with undeniable skill.

I really could not get into this book. I have never read any other of Shreve's books but this one seemed trite and predictable.

A father and daughter go walking in the woods just before Christmas and find a newborn wrapped in a sleeping bag. One of Shreve's best, this book deals with love, loss, and family responsibility.

I enjoyed the author's writing, but not the story. Great characters, good descriptive writing, and an enchanting setting. However, the story itself was not believeable to me and I was often annoyed at the direction the story went. I really felt this COULD have been an outstanding book.

My first book by this author and I'm kind of hooked! This was a really sweet story that shows us what it's like for a father and daughter who are dealing with a horrible loss to go through something in life that brings that loss and pain back again. Very touching...

Although I thought the story was a bit predictable, I fell in love with Nicole, the 12-year-old and I could not put this book down because the characters drew me in. It was an easy read and I would definitely recommend it.

I love Anita Shreve. A 12 year old and her father find a baby abandoned in the snow...an unexpected visitor shows up at their house in the days following. Good read.

This story is about a father and daughter whom hiking in the snow come upon a baby in the woods and how they cope with taking care of the baby and a young girl that stops by.

Wow! This book was so much more than I expected it to be. A father and daughter find an abondoned infant in the snow. It's a story about love and its consequences. Hard to put down!

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Very good book, the voice of the 12 year old, while she of course is very wise, is refreshing to read. Too short though

This book was a quick read. I started it and couldn't put it down. It gave a lot of insight about the grieving process after loosing a spouse and how that can effect a child. It also dealt with teen pregnancy. I recommend this book!

I usually love Shreve's books but this one is a dud. I tried repeatedly to finish this book but I couldn't. I read several chapters, put it down, tried to come back to it several days later but the book hadn't magically gotten better as I secretly hoped. It was still boring. The characters weren't interesting. The story didn't grab me. Then I realized I'm not in school anymore so why am I forcing myself to finish a book I don't find interesting? There's no book report and no test so why not give up which is what I did.

This book held my interest right from the start. I couldn't wait to sit down and keep reading and find out the ending. I would recommend this book.

Love it!

I love all of Anita Shreeve's books!

Thought provoking

Wonderful story.

enjoyed the engrossing novel by Anita Shreve.

I like how this author writes

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