Maxence Fermine writes a poetically beautiful novel about finding love in Snow: A Novel. This is a very quick read, with only 112 pages, but it is one that will take you on a journey of a young man coming into manhood in 1884, Japan.
Yuko Akita lives in Japan where his father informs him that it is time to find an occupation. Yuko, only 17 at the time, explains to his father his love for a poetry and has determined to turn this into a career. Yuko's father resist his son's wishes in the beginning, but as his son shows him his love of snow and the color white through his poems his father soon wants to help his son flourish to fame within the imperial court.
Yuko learns that while he can portray snow and white in elegant vibrancy, he has no color to his poetry. Afraid of failure in his love of poetry Yuko seeks out on an adventure through the snowy mountains of Japan in search for Soseki, who will teach him the missing pieces of art to complete Yuko's snow white poems.
What Yuko learns is the lesson in love is not one color and builds deeply even at the end of time on earth.
This was an extremely easy read, flowing through the pages very quickly I found myself falling in love with Yuko and his journey. A page turner for sure and I'm now on the hunt for more of Fermine's work.
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