In Falling Snow: A Novel Audiobook

Quotes

• “At once chilling yet strangely beautiful…MacColl’s narrative is fortified by impeccable research and her innate ability to create a powerful bond between readers and characters. Well done.”

  — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

• “In this intricately woven tapestry, Australian author MacColl, making her U.S. debut, seamlessly fuses the distant past in Iris’s story with the more recent past in Grace’s tale. Both women exhibit bone-deep strength, and while their stories are richly detailed and can stand alone, readers will enjoy the way they play off each other.”

  — Library Journal (starred review)

• “This satisfying saga from an award-winning Australian author takes the reader across continents and time…Women as healers, family secrets, medical mysteries, historical setting—call the producers of Call the Midwife.”

  — Booklist

• “The well-crafted new novel from Australian author MacColl, her first to be published in America, traces an elderly woman’s reflections, avoiding the trappings of sentimentality while easily slipping through time…MacColl’s novel will appeal to a wide audience including those who enjoy historical fiction and medical drama.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “Narrator Orlagh Cassidy excels in her portrayal of the two main characters in this novel..Aided in no small part by Cassidy’s performance, this is the rare dual-time-period novel in which both stories are equally compelling. Cassidy gives distinct personalities to each woman with her vocal inflections, completely pulling the listener into the story. The novel is full of beautifully wrought emotion, which Cassidy conveys perfectly. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award.”

  — AudioFile

• “At once perceptive and sympathetic, In Falling Snow beguiles, a tale of selflessness and youthful indiscretion as singular and seductive as one could hope for.”

  — Robin Oliveira, author of My Name Is Mary Sutter

• “An epic tale of love, heartache, and a sisterhood created by nursing in a time of war, In Falling Snow is one of those novels you will want to read again. If you liked The Aviator’s Wife, you will love this book!”

  — Michelle Moran, author of Cleopatra’s Daughter

• “A thoroughly absorbing time-switching tale that gives a fascinating insight into one of the little-known stories of the Great War, that of the Scottish Women’s Hospital at Royaumont Abbey on the Western Front. Mary-Rose MacColl brings the courageous women of Royaumont to vivid life as we follow their joys and sorrows and discover secrets that will affect their families for generations to come.”

  — Lucinda Riley, author of internationally bestselling The Orchid House

• "In Falling Snow is expertly researched and written with a keen eye to the complexities of wartime and the mighty role of women therein. From past to present, Australia to France, MacColl guides readers through unknown lands abroad and territories of the heart. For readers, like me, who love to see history’s forgotten heroes given powerful voice, you will delight in this novel.”

  — Sarah McCoy, author of the international bestseller The Baker’s Daughter

• “The mesmerizing narrative tone of MacColl’s novel pulls the reader into the story. The main character is intriguing, and the time and setting split between WWI France and 1970s Australia is unique and informational. This beautifully told story shifts seamlessly between time periods, revealing a powerful tale that will keep readers engrossed right to the end.”

  — RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!)

• In her sweeping American debut, Mary-Rose MacColl creates a beautifully by the choice to follow her brother across continents into France. An epic tale of love, heartache, and a sisterhood created by nursing in a time of war, In Falling Snow is one of those novels you will want to read again. If you liked The Aviator’s Wife, you will love this book!

  — Michelle Moran, bestselling author of Cleopatra’s Daughter

• This is a story of love, ultimately, and a woman whose life has sought to atone for a mistake she hardly knew she made. Caught between the past and her impending mortality, Iris relives her life as a nurse in WWI, when she was too young to understand what her choices would mean not only for her, but for the family she cobbled together out of the rubble. At once perceptive and sympathetic, In Falling Snow beguiles, a tale of selflessness and youthful indiscretion as singular and seductive as one could hope for.

  — Robin Oliveira, New York Times bestselling author of My Name Is Mary Sutter

• A thoroughly absorbing time-switching tale that gives a fascinating insight into one of the little-known stories of the Great War, that of the Scottish Women’s Hospital at Royaumont Abbey on the Western Front. Mary-Rose MacColl brings the courageous women of Royaumont to vivid life as we follow their joys and sorrows, and discover secrets that will affect their families for generations to come.

  — Lucinda Riley, author of internationally bestselling The Orchid House

• "In Falling Snow is expertly researched and written with a keen eye to the complexities of wartime and the mighty role of women therein. From past to present, Australia to France, MacColl guides readers through unknown lands abroad and territories of the heart. For readers, like me, who love to see history’s forgotten heroes given powerful voice, you will delight in this novel.

  — Sarah McCoy, author of the international bestseller The Baker’s Daughter

• "In Falling Snow is a moving story about women's roles and the challenging decisions they face as mothers, nurses, doctors and leaders. MacColl brings to light the forgotten histories of the women of Royaumont hospital with engaging prose. The lives of Iris and Grace are divided by several decades, but their career ambitions and the sacrifices they face are universal.

  — Suzanne Desrochers, author of Bride of New France

• Well-crafted…easily slipping through time.

  — Publishers Weekly

• This satisfying saga from an award-winning Australian author takes the reader across continents and time….Women as healers, family secrets, medical mysteries, historical setting—call the producers of Call the Midwife.

  — Booklist