{"product_id":"9781466816053","title":"After the Snow","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe oceans stopped working before Willo was born, so the world of ice and snow is all he's ever known. He lives with his family deep in the wilderness, far from the government's controlling grasp. Willo's survival skills are put to the test when he arrives home one day to find his family gone. It could be the government; it could be scavengers--all Willo knows is he has to find refuge and his family. It is a journey that will take him into the city he's always avoided, with a girl who needs his help more than he knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eS.D. Crockett on narrative voice and an especially cold winter:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat was your inspiration for\u003c\/i\u003e After the Snow\u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWell, apart from the unbelievably cold winter during which I was writing—in an unheated house, chopping logs and digging my car out of the snow; I think much of the inspiration for the settings in \u003ci\u003eAfter the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e came from my various travels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn my twenties I worked as a timber buyer in the Caucasus Mountains of southern Russia, and that work led to travels in Eastern Europe and Armenia. As soon as I step off the plane in those places it smells like home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt may sound strange to say, when \u003ci\u003eAfter the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e is set in Wales, but really the practical dilemmas in the book come directly from places I've been, people I've lived with, and the hardships I've seen endured with grace and capability. I was in Russia not long after the Soviet Union collapsed and I've seen society in freefall. Without realizing it at the time I think those experiences led me to dive into \u003ci\u003eAfter the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e with real passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would western civilization look like with a few tumbles under its belt? What would happen if the things we took for granted disappeared? I wanted to write a gripping story about that scenario, but hardly felt that I was straying into fantasy in the detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat do you want readers to most remember about\u003c\/i\u003e After the Snow\u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe all have the capacity to survive, but in what manner? What do we turn to in those times of trouble? Those are the questions I would like people to contemplate after reading \u003ci\u003eAfter the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow did Willo's unique voice come to you?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWillo's voice appeared in those crucial first few paragraphs. After that it just grew along with his world and the terrible situations that arise. I think his voice is in all of us. We don't understand, we try to make good—maybe we find ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow did you stay warm while writing this novel?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI banked up the fire—and was warmed by hopes of spring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feiwel \u0026 Friends","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141240307952,"sku":"9781466816053","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466816053_p0.jpg?v=1769890943","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466816053","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}