Encyclopaedia Of Snow

A lost notebook is discovered, its pages filled with an encyclopaedic array of entries about snow. Leafing through each item in turn, it gradually becomes apparent that the selection is not as haphazard as first glances might suggest.

Scientific description, historical accounts and fantastical incidents slowly, teasingly unfold to reveal a series of love stories. At the heart of these is one particular story, a record of one particular relationship, and it becomes clear by the end of the book that the unnamed editor's work is intended as a love letter, fastidiously elegant, beautiful and - in places - almost unbearably heart-rending.