The Elegant Gathering of White Snows

Eight Women on a Journey That Will Change Their Lives as Lovers, Wives, Mothers, Daughters, Friends

Just after midnight in a small town in Wisconsin, eight women begin walking together down a rural highway. Career women, housewives, mothers, divorc es, and one ex-prom queen, they are close friends who have been meeting every Thursday night for years, sharing food, wine, and their deepest secrets. But on this particular Thursday, Susan, Alice, Chris, Sandy, Gail, Mary, Joanne, and Janice decide to disappear from their own lives.

Their spontaneous pilgrimage attracts national attention and inspires other women from all across the country. As the miles fall away and the women forge ahead on their backroads odyssey--leaving small miracles in their wake--each of their histories unfolds, tales of shattered dreams and unexpected renewal, of thwarted love affairs and precious second chances.In luminous, heartwarming prose, Kris Radish deftly interweaves the women's intimate confessions into the story of their brave, history-making walk.

A breathtaking achievement, The Elegant Gathering of White Snows tells an incomparable tale of friendship and love, loss and liberation.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 06/10/2003
ISBN: 9780553382419
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.80d
Award: IndieFab awards - Honorable Mention

Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/2003 pg. 1744
Booksense '76 Reading Grp 04 05/01/2004 pg. 1
Library Journal 08/01/2004 pg. 132