Thanks to Meredith Burks of Penguin Books, I am giving away one copy of In Falling Snow.


 Book Description: 

In 1914, a twenty-one year old Iris makes the trans-continental journey from Australia to France with the hope of bringing home her fifteen-year-old enlisted brother. But in Paris, at the Gare du Nord, Iris runs into Miss Ivens, a powerfully charismatic woman who is starting a field hospital run entirely by women at the beautiful Royaumont Abbey, based on the real women’s hospital at Royaumont during World War I. Abandoning her plans, Iris follows Miss Ivens. But it’s not until she meets the wordly and welcoming Violet Heron that she decides to stay – a decision that Iris will look back on with regret and wonder for the rest of her life.

Interwoven with Iris’s tale is the story of her granddaughter, Grace. A determined doctor with a family of her own in 1970s Brisbane, Grace struggles to balance the frustrations of her male-dominated workplace with her love for her family, her concerns for Iris, and her denial in the face of her young son’s failing health.

About Mary-Rose MacColl:

Mary-Rose MacColl is an Australian writer whose first novel, No Safe Place, was a runner-up in the Australian Vogel literary award and whose first non-fiction book, The Birth Wars, was a finalist in the Walkley Awards. She lives in Brisbane , Australia and Banff , Canada with her husband and young son. In Falling Snow is her American debut.

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