But how can a meteorologist outsmart an international assassin and live another day in hopes that he'll discover why he's been targeted? Greg O'Brien is about to make an effort. After all, he has a lot to live for. A heartfelt, lovely, and thoroughly lived-through meditation on the natural world and its central part in any civilized life." --Kirkus If I lived in a colder climate, this is 100% how I would spend my free time in December, January and February. (The irony is I’m writing this as Texas is experiencing historic cold weather…so cold that I currently do not have running water.) How to describe this book? It's part nature writing, part memoire, part polemic, and a powerful and affecting read.

This book was written before climate change became an issue. I suppose all sides to that debate could find support here for their views. I could say, stop that, it's just about the weather. But then: Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line such as the sound of /l/ in “Fills up the farmer’s lane from wall to wall” and the sound of /r/ in “Round every windward stake, or tree, or door”.What awaits them at the next exit, however, is nothing they could have imagined. Around an empty town square, fires burn, cars are abandoned., storefronts are smashed. And there is no one to be seen—for now… The narrator begins to daydream, losing himself in the monotonous and desolate snowstorm and musing lyrically about the snow and wind: “Memories and fancies followed one another with increased rapidity in my imagination.” The narrator conjures up stream-of-consciousness images of his youth: the old family butler on their baronial estate, summers in the country, fishing, languid July afternoons, and finally a peasant drowning in their pond and nobody being able to help. Anaphora: It refers to the repetition of a word, phrase, or an expression. For example, the word ‘farmer’s’ is repeated in the second stanza of the poem to emphasize his point.

Emotively illustrated, truly each picture seems to tug at a heart string. This is the wordless story of a father and son who go for a walk in the snowy forest and find themselves separated. The little boy is then cared for by the forest animals before he is safely returned to his father.

This book is the story of a tropical storm hitting California. It is a novel about the storm. Stewart uses a big cast of characters, from the meteorological service to the railroads to the irrigation and dam experts to the road maintenance forces to the electrical company to the phone company to a young couple going on a road trip. All of the stories weave together to tell the story of the storm. At least the stranger seems kind… but Clare doesn’t know if she can trust him. He promised they were alone here, but she sees and hears things that convince her something else is creeping about the surrounding woods, watching. Waiting. Between the claustrophobic storm and the inescapable sense of being hunted, Clare is on edge… and increasingly certain of one thing: I absolutely loved this book… I loved the setting… I loved how the book took multiple twists throughout … It was perfect. I absolutely will recommend this book to my book friends.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A great, rhapsodic, urgent book full of joy, grief, rage, and love. The Moth Snowstorm is at once a deeply affecting memoir and a heartbreaking account of ecological impoverishment. It fights against indifference, shines with the deep magic and beauty of the nonhuman lives around us, and shows how their loss lessens us all. A must-read." --Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk Being a weatherman has its own set of challenges... it's tough enough trying to predict the future weatherwise. But even Greg O'Brien could never forecast the twists and turns his life would take after stumbling into that office. Fate will lead this family to an isolated Montana ranch, but their sanctuary will become their worst nightmare. For there they will face a chillingly ruthless enemy, from which no one—living or dead—is safe. In the world before the Internet, "knowing" was a thing, detail was work, and there were folks who just "knew things" like how steam engines worked, Seneca's words of wisdom, or how to make a perfect Manhattan.

Quotes to be Used

Alongside this joy is anger, impotent anger, as he describes the pointless despoilation and destruction of Saemangeum in South Korea by the construction of a 23 mile long seawall which has annihilated the rich mudflats upon which countless thousands of migrating birds had depended. There have been very few books that I have seen in my lifetime that have been wordless, the most reognisable to me is The Snowman. Once Upon a Snowstorm author/illustrator Richard Johnson has delved into this realm and created a visually, enchanting masterpiece that takes you on a journey with a father and his son where they live in a cabin in the woods. An amazing and enjoyable read!!… You could almost feel the cold winds of the raging storm and see the smashing waves of the sea… almost impossible to put down… I didn’t want the book to end. If you like thrillers, twists, and atmospheric storytelling, I think you’ll love this one!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Terrific, original work." --Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food