Household Sounds
Michael Irwin, 22 November 1979
“... main characters should be mutually defining. Since both are fragmentary, definition is lost. The Snow Man is a first novel that displays a promising blend of technical competence and raw energy. In form, it is a curious hybrid: a thriller with a Lawrentian substructure. Christie, the heroine, not long married, newly pregnant, unhappy with the devitalising ... ”