Ice Out: A Novel

Francesca Bodin's life is turned upside down when a snowmobiling accident traps her, her husband, and their daughter in a frozen lake. She follows their dog into a dream-like world where night never ends and seeks revenge on those who have harmed them. Along the way, she realizes that she must first save her husband to escape the nightmare and reestablish her life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 24 May 2022
Publisher: She Writes Press

Francesca Bodin, a music teacher and professional flutist, leads a near-perfect life with her husband Ben and their four-year-old daughter, Addie, in the Vermont countryside. However, their lives take a sudden turn when they are trapped in a frozen lake during a snowmobiling accident. Ben, escaping onto the ice, leaves Francesca and Addie to die, but Francesca believes she sees their dog pull Addie from the lake and drag her into the nearby woods. Determined to help her daughter, Francesca crawls from the icy waters and follows them. However, she soon discovers that she has entered a sinister, dream-like world where night never ends and Addie's whereabouts remain hidden from her. Francesca encounters a group of women who, like herself, have been left to die and now seek to unleash their revenge on those who have harmed them. As Francesca's pilgrimage through this bleak landscape continues, it becomes an allegorical journey that takes her from despair to hope, from grief to acceptance, and from bitterness to forgiveness. Francesca's ultimate goal is to save her daughter and reestablish her life as it was before the accident, but she realizes that she must first save the husband who abandoned them. Through her journey, Francesca learns to embrace the beauty of life and the power of forgiveness, ultimately finding redemption and a newfound sense of purpose.

Dimension: 215 x 139 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781647423247