About this book
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle pulls listeners into a sunlit winter day where two children’s playful creation becomes the heart of a haunting, poetic tale.
When little Violet and her brother Peony fashion a delicate snow figure beneath a bright, frosty sky, their innocent game collides with adult pragmatism and a quietly questioning community. Blending elements of fiction, children’s fantasy, and classic American literature, Hawthorne layers a simple narrative with moral ambiguity, Romantic-era sensibility, and a gentle critique of strict common sense. The story’s evocative imagery and subtle supernatural hints explore themes of imagination versus skepticism, the fragility of innocence, and the enduring power of myth in everyday life. Set against 19th-century New England manners and the author’s signature moral imagination, the prose reads like a fable—rich in atmosphere without sacrificing emotional truth.
Ideal for fans of classic short fiction, literary fantasy, family listening, or anyone who loves atmospheric, thought-provoking tales, this audiobook invites you to revisit Hawthorne’s spare, luminous storytelling and to rediscover how a childish miracle can reveal larger truths.
