I bought this for my School Library as part of a new winter book collection, and because my students adore Kiran Millwood Hargrave titles. Fortunately for me, it was returned just before the Christmas holidays so that I could bring it home and read it myself!
I am so glad I did. One of the most language rich books I have read in some time, it hooked me in immediately, and I spent many chapters re-reading phrases and paragraphs to fully appreciate how beautifully descriptive KMH is, and the sheer passion and effort she must have put in to keep this up throughout the whole story to such a high standard. It is the perfect book to share with a class; the aspirational vocabulary would enrich writing. It would also suit independent readers who love fast-paced adventures in fantastical settings, and strong characters who you feel invested in. KMH has done it again - I shall continue to recommend it all year round!
The Way Past Winter Hardcover – 4 October 2018
by
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
(Author)
From the bestselling author of THE GIRL OF INK & STARS comes a gorgeous wintry folk tale for young and old alike - an exciting adventure to the frozen north, perfect for fans of Philip Pullman. 'This gorgeous story of bravery, sisterhood, goodbyes and beginnings is a must for everyone.' JESSIE BURTON 'The Way Past Winter is a masterclass in exquisite storytelling.' CATHERINE DOYLE 'Gorgeous, heartfelt and incredibly exciting. Her best yet, and that's saying something.' ROBIN STEVENS Mila and her sisters live with their brother Oskar in a small forest cabin in the snow. One night, a fur-clad stranger arrives seeking shelter for himself and his men. But by the next morning, they've gone - taking Oskar with them. Fearful for his safety, Mila and her sisters set out to bring Oskar back - even it means going north, crossing frozen wild-lands to find a way past an eternal winter.
- Reading age10 - 14 years
- Print length256 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date4 October 2018
- ISBN-101911077937
- ISBN-13978-1911077930
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- Language : English
- Hardcover : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1911077937
- ISBN-13 : 978-1911077930
- Reading age : 10 - 14 years
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Maren
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely winter fairytale
Reviewed in Germany on 8 January 2021Verified Purchase
A story matching the cover, for sure! A tale of a cursed frozen land, of missing boys and brave girls. The description of this eternal winter is breathtaking; felt myself shiver once or twice!
If you like fairytale settings, this is the book for you!
If you like fairytale settings, this is the book for you!
@the_book_fort
5.0 out of 5 stars
A perfect Winter’s read and an extra special edition
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2023Verified Purchase
Do you read YA? If not, you should!
I couldn’t resist this gorgeous hardback, special edition from one of my favourite authors, Kiran Millwood Hargrave. It was a perfect winters read:
☑️Witches
☑️Wolves
☑️Eternal Winter
☑️Sisterhood
☑️ Mysterious disappearances
☑️ Enchanting story telling
I escaped into Mila’s world. I connected with the sisters and their desperate crusade to save Oskar. The imagery was magical and the plot was well paced and exciting.
I’d love to see a TV adaptation as a Christmas special!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
I couldn’t resist this gorgeous hardback, special edition from one of my favourite authors, Kiran Millwood Hargrave. It was a perfect winters read:
☑️Witches
☑️Wolves
☑️Eternal Winter
☑️Sisterhood
☑️ Mysterious disappearances
☑️ Enchanting story telling
I escaped into Mila’s world. I connected with the sisters and their desperate crusade to save Oskar. The imagery was magical and the plot was well paced and exciting.
I’d love to see a TV adaptation as a Christmas special!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
@the_book_fort
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2023
I couldn’t resist this gorgeous hardback, special edition from one of my favourite authors, Kiran Millwood Hargrave. It was a perfect winters read:
☑️Witches
☑️Wolves
☑️Eternal Winter
☑️Sisterhood
☑️ Mysterious disappearances
☑️ Enchanting story telling
I escaped into Mila’s world. I connected with the sisters and their desperate crusade to save Oskar. The imagery was magical and the plot was well paced and exciting.
I’d love to see a TV adaptation as a Christmas special!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
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SusannahB
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Exciting and Atmospheric Story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2020Verified Purchase
In Kiran Millwood Hargrave's 'The Way Past Winter' we meet twelve-year-old Mila who lives with her older sister, Sanna, her brother, Oskar, and her younger sister, Pipa, in the Eldbjorn forest - which, for the past five years, has never seen spring and is perpetually locked in the depths of an ice-cold winter. When one snowy night, a menacing bear-like man with a band of young men behind him arrives at their home, Mila, whose mother died several years ago and her father has since disappeared, tries to keep her fear at bay; however, when the next day she learns that her brother has suddenly vanished and is convinced the bear-like man has taken him, she becomes very frightened indeed, especially when she learns that all of the boys in the nearest village have disappeared too. Underneath Mila's frightened exterior however, there lies a strong heart and she is determined to set off in pursuit of the strange man, to find Oskar and help him break free from the spell that she thinks has been put on him. Accompanied by Rune, a strange, mystical young man who lives in the village and who appears to know where her brother has been taken, Mila takes her sleigh and her two huskies, Dusha and Danya, and sets out to rescue her brother, but it is not just Mila's and Rune's lives that are soon in danger as they race across the snow followed by wolves and giant eagles, but the whole of her family who are put in peril as her desperate journey draws to its close...
An exciting, beautifully described and very atmospheric story which looks at family, love, loyalty and at putting others before oneself and one which, I have to admit, kept me captivated from beginning to end. Although I'm much older than the targeted age range for this novel (I bought this for a young relative and always read books I buy for children first to ensure they are suitable), I soon found myself taken out of everyday life and in no time at all was travelling on Mila's sleigh, shouting "Farash" and "Stuta" to Dusha and Danya are they flew across the snowy landscape pursued by hungry, slavering wolves and huge-taloned eagles intent on preventing Mila reaching her goal. If I enjoyed this as a middle-aged adult and found myself totally swept up in the story, then I knew that the young relative I bought this for would enjoy it even more than I did. (She did!)
4/4.5 Stars.
An exciting, beautifully described and very atmospheric story which looks at family, love, loyalty and at putting others before oneself and one which, I have to admit, kept me captivated from beginning to end. Although I'm much older than the targeted age range for this novel (I bought this for a young relative and always read books I buy for children first to ensure they are suitable), I soon found myself taken out of everyday life and in no time at all was travelling on Mila's sleigh, shouting "Farash" and "Stuta" to Dusha and Danya are they flew across the snowy landscape pursued by hungry, slavering wolves and huge-taloned eagles intent on preventing Mila reaching her goal. If I enjoyed this as a middle-aged adult and found myself totally swept up in the story, then I knew that the young relative I bought this for would enjoy it even more than I did. (She did!)
4/4.5 Stars.
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