Can I read In Falling Snow on EtoBox?

In Falling Snow by Maccoll, Mary Rose is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is In Falling Snow about?

A vivid and compelling story of love, war and secrets, set against the backdrop of WWI France. 'In the beginning, it was the summers I remembered - long warm days under the palest blue skies, the cornflowers and forget-me-nots lining the road through the Lys forest, the buzz of insects going about their work, Violet telling me lies.' Iris is getting old. A widow, her days are spent living quietly and worrying about her granddaughter, Grace, a headstrong young doctor. It's a small sort of life. But one day an invitation comes for Iris through the post to a reunion in France, where she served in a hospital during WWI. Determined to go, Iris is overcome by the memories of the past, when as a shy, naive young woman she followed her fifteen-year-old brother, Tom, to France in 1914 intending to bring him home. On her way to find Tom, Iris comes across the charismatic Miss Ivens, who is setting up a field hospital in the old abbey of Royaumont, north of Paris. Putting her fears aside, Iris decides to stay at Royaumont, and it is there that she truly comes of age, finding her capability and her strength, discovering her passion for medicine, making friends with the vivacious Violet and fal

Who reads In Falling Snow?

Author

Maccoll, Mary Rose

Publisher

Penguin Canada

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780143188001

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.85 / 5 (44 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14