Whiter Than Snow by Sandra Dallas follows the lives of several different inhabitants of a town in Colorado and what happens when they all experience devastation that harms the lives of the children there.
The first story involves Lucy and her sister Dolly. Lucy's story was the most intriguing to me because she faced many hardships involving her family, education, and romantic life. In the end I was happy that she accepted the life she had though.
Joe Cobb was the character I found second most interesting. He is the town's only black resident and his background is quite complex. The racism he experienced in his life was sickening.
Next is Grace Foote, a character similar to Lucy but not very interesting.
Minder Evans is a Civil War veteran but I didn't find him especially interesting either.
Essie Snowball is a prostitute with a child who she doesn't want the world to know is hers. She is very interesting and I felt very sad for her in the end.
When the avalanche changes the lives of all these characters the story becomes very heartbreaking. I wasn't sure in the beginning that the book would really appeal to me after I read the first chapter, but it did pick up. Despite the sadness in the book, I did not feel that it was obviously emotionally manipulating. The sadness was conveyed naturally, which is hard to find. In the end I felt that Sandra Dallas was a very talented writer and I would read more of her books.
I received a review copy of this book at no cost.
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