I absolutely adored this book.
The prose is splendid, and the characters are so well portrayed it almost feels like you know them all.
I have read this in one stand, so good!

This was a stirring and well-plotted historical which featured a good dollop of romance as well as an advocation for the families we make for ourselves. Rees' clear fascination with the time period coupled with obvious research helped her weave a tapestry of character and atmosphere. Loved t.

"It makes me laugh that women are permitted so few alternatives, and are then punished for resorting to the ones they have."

This is another one of those books that I've been sitting on for well over a year, and now that I've finally gotten around to reading it I could kick myself for not picking it up sooner.

Part Jane Austen, part Charles Dickens, and part "Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life," this novel is about a baby (Amy Snow) abandoned on the estate of an aristocratic British family. While the estate's owner's are aghast that an orphan would sully their home, their daughter, Aurelia, insists on raising the child, and thus begins a life-long friendship.

Rees writes lyrically and listening to the audio was a sheer pleasure. I was transported to the English countryside and moors of York as Amy Snow traversed the land on a "treasure hunt" of Aurelia's design to uncover her friend's deepest secrets.

Thank you to NetGally and Simon & Schuster for a galley of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Amy Snow by Tracy Rees is a sweet story about a foundling, who's childhood is depressing and before she could become a semi happy adult her best friend and guardian dies. But not all who die stay dead, especially if they have known they will go for a long time and if they have secret they want to share.

Amy Snow was found as a infant, in snow, stark naked. Aurelia, then just a girl, finds her and brings her home. Aurelia is from a wealthy and her parents do not want some foundling in their home, but Aurelia wants her there. Years go by, Amy is raised in kitchen, she is Aurelia's playmate, they are tutored together, since Aurelia is more relaxed with Amy around.

But then Aurelia gets sick and before she finally stays home and excepts her faith, she leaves home and Amy for a year. After she returns they do not have much time left to be together.

When she is finally gone, she leaves Amy some money and a letter, that takes her to a "treasure hunt". Amy will follow the clues that Aurelia left her in her letters, she meets new people goes to most of the places that Aurelia visited while she was away for a year, she learns things about Aurelia and about herself and in the end, she learns what is important and how to live her life for the fullest with mistakes and all.

Its a good story about coming of age. There is excitement, drama, love and friendship. Good Jane Austen's kind of story!