In order to get more accurate results, our search has the following Google-Type search functionality:
If you use '+' in front of a word, then that word will be present in the search results.
ex: Harry +Potter will return results with the word 'Potter'.
If you use '-' in front of a word, then that word will be absent in the search results.
ex: Harry -Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'.
If you use 'AND' between two words, then both of those words will be present in the search results.
ex: Harry AND Potter will return results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'OR' between two words, then bth of those words may or may not be present in the search results.
ex: Harry OR Potter will return results with just 'Harry', results with just 'Potter' and results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'NOT' before a word, then that word will be absent in the search results.
ex: Harry NOT Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'.
Placing '""' around words will perform a phrase search. The search results will contain those words in that order.
ex: "Harry Potter" will return any results with 'Harry Potter' in them, but not 'Potter Harry'.
Using '*' in a word will perform a wildcard search. The '*' signifies any number of characters. Searches can not start with a wildcard.
ex: Pot*er will return results with words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er'. In this case, 'Potter' will be a match.
Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au is a brief novel (coming in at under 100 pages) yet emotionally potent. At surface level it is a simple tale of a mother and daughter who meet in Japan for a holiday. However, bubbling away underneath the surface is a story about two women, the lives they lead, and how women of different generations relate to one another. Au’s storytelling compliments brevity, she writes intentionally, delicately, and leaves many words unspoken.
There is a certain haze that permeates the novel, both emotionally and physically as fog and mist cast a shroud over Tokyo’s urban landscapes. The two women travel at length together yet most of the story is told through the daughter’s internal world as she reflects on her own life as well as her mother’s. She makes poignant observations but does not choose to share these with her mother, self-conscious of bringing her complex and overwrought internal world to life.
Strikingly simple yet brimming with life and love, Cold Enough for Snow speaks to generations of people searching for their own identities through themselves and also through their parents and loved ones. It lends itself to being read in a single sitting on a cosy afternoon, and allows the reader to enjoy it as they like – with or without the layers.