Marooned in the snow stories

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For the winter I want to read stories about severe winter. One easy read is Sylvester by Georgette Heyer. A humble country pub on The Bath Road, deep snow, impassable road, titled visitor with one servant.
Any suggestions of titles please? Dickens? Any of the family sagas? Cynthia Harrod-Eagles?

There is the train in the snow in Orient Express. Any other trains?

Nando Parrado, that should say

The Hunger by Alma Katsu. Superbly chilling. Loosely based on the Donner Pass incident.

The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah, The Long Winter as PP has mentioned, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe 🥰..

Ngaio Marsh, Death and the Dancing Footman. A country house party is trapped by heavy snow and then there's a murder.

(Sorry, just seen this has already been mentioned).

This sort of thing always makes me think of children's literature so I would say The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Moomin books (not sure which )

If you kind either of these as they are bit obscure, Cold Christmas by Nina Beachcroft and some of the stories from The Bullerby Children by Astrid Lindgren (of Pippi Longstocking fame) set in a town in Sweden.

*can find not if you kind.

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A short story suggestion: Master and Man by Tolstoy

Another great Georgette Heyer about being snowbound is The Talisman Ring. One of my favourites.

I LOVE Cynthia Harrod-Eagles Morland Dynasty - it's real comfort reading for me. I'm doing a reread of all 35 atm because after a gap of 10 years, volume 36 will be released next summer!

www.abebooks.co.uk/9780006133964/Escape-alone-David-Howarth-0006133967/plp

It's the true story of a Norwegian commando escaping across the mountains from Norway to Sweden. Lots of snow!

Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter

Not sure if it is still in print but Stranger at Snowfall by Malcolm Saville is a good one. It is a children's book and features a train stranded in snow.

Midwinter in Moomin Valley x

Apart from the very irritating heroine. You can see after a few pages why the man doesn't want to marry her.

@KillingMeDeftly Can you narrow down which of the 35 might answer my search. Snow or severe winter are what I seek.

ALL Thanks for the suggestions, Some like the Shackleton, Scott and Non fiction are too serious for this time.
Funny thing is my County Library does not have the Ngaiao Marsh that has been recommended, I shall order it from them.

The Kate Shugak series by Dana Stabenow. It's a crime series set in Alaska,lots of cold and snow and wilderness. Oh and an adorable half wolf (I think) named Mutt who I want to live with me.

White Corridor by Christopher Fowler in the Bryant & May series may fit the bill

Winter Solstice (Rosamund Pilcher) is a lovely Christmassy comfort read - a (handsome) stranger snowbound with a family group in a Scottish village, a smattering of romance and a few teary bits. Much better written and far less cliched than I'm making it sound!

Moominland Midwinter ...try and get a vintage copy of the book with the wonderful black and white illustrations. Love it so much

At uni I did an essay comparing The Dead by James Joyce with the film The Ice Storm starring Sigourney Weaver.

Sorry how they use the symbolism of the snow and ice.

@MrsDanversGlidesAgain Ah, yes - but the real heroine is Miss Sarah Thane who is rather fabulous with a terrific sense of humour.

Eustacie is certainly an idiot!

That sounds right up my street!

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

I’m currently reading ‘ordeal by hunger’ about the donner party, but not sure it’ll be a cosy read!