Ysenda Maxtone Graham

The Snow Queen crawls at snail’s pace – and you wouldn’t want it any other way

A review of The Snow Queen, by Michael Cunningham. He takes 90 pages to describe the first hour of a weekday morning - and it's a joy

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  • The Snow Queen

    Michael Cunningham

    Fourth Estate, pp. 258

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