Book description
The long, bitter winters are getting worse, and a state of emergency
has been declared across Europe. In Poland, the villagers are subject to
frequent power cuts and fuel shortages. After the death of her
grandmother and the evacuation of her village, fifteen-year-old Magda
joins forces with the arrogant, handsome Ivan and smuggles her way onto
a truck bound for London - where she hopes to find her mother. But
London, when they reach it, is a nightmarish world, far from welcoming.
Riots are commonplace and the growing chaos is exploited by criminals
and terrorists alike. Magda's mother is not to be found, and as the lost
girl struggles to come to terms with her changing situation, she
eventually becomes friends with a rag-tag group of travellers planning a
new home and future. They will need all the cunning and know-how they
possess as they realise that the frozen wilderness of Britain has become
just as lawless as the city. Sophie Crockett divides her time between
Portabello Road, London, and the beech forests of the Montagne Noir of
Southern France. She speaks Russian and French (both rather badly) and
her experiences in far-flung places inform much of her writing. AFTER
THE SNOW is her first novel and she is hard at work on her second.
