Cold Enough for Snow

Synopsis

A mother and daughter reunite in Tokyo for a quiet holiday, wandering canals, visiting museums, sharing meals, and talking about everything from family history and childhood memories to art, clothing, and the weather. Beneath these seemingly ordinary conversations, however, lies a subtle tension as questions of memory, identity, and intimacy gradually surface. As the days unfold, the boundaries between past and present, certainty and imagination, become increasingly elusive.

Elegant, restrained, and deeply moving, Cold Enough for Snow is a luminous meditation on family, grief, art, and the unknowable depths of those we love. Winner of the inaugural Novel Prize, Jessica Au's remarkable debut is a quietly profound exploration of connection, absence, and the fragile ways we attempt to understand one another.

About the Author

Jessica Au is an Australian writer whose debut novel, Cold Enough for Snow, won the inaugural Novel Prize, an international award presented jointly by New Directions, Fitzcarraldo Editions, and Giramondo. Her fiction is celebrated for its precision, emotional subtlety, and contemplative style.

Publisher
New Directions

Publication Date
November 1, 2022

Format
Paperback

Pages
112

Subjects
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Australian Literature

ISBN
9780811231558