Snow Road Station

A pitch-perfect story of love and female friendship from the Giller prize-winning author of Late Nights on Air.
A New Yorker best book of 2023.

'Like Elizabeth Strout with Olive Kitteridge and Lucy Barton, Hay has created a fictional world to which she returns, to great effect' Literary Review, Canada

'An exquisitely etched coming-of-middle-age story' Ann-Marie Macdonald, bestselling author of Fayne

In the winter of 2008, as snow falls without interruption, an actor blanks on her lines midperformance. Fleeing the theatre, she lands in her hometown, Snow Road Station - a barely discernible dot on the map of Ontario.

Lulu Blake, a charismatic, no-nonsense woman in her sixties, is well-versed in taking risks. So she decides she is through with acting and drama -- but drama, it turns out, isn't through with her.

Amid the autumn's global financial meltdown, there is a round of weddings, affairs, harvest and personal turmoil. And as Lulu, and her lifelong friend, Nan, contemplate growing older and surrendering their dreams, they must also confront the choices they have made that have kept them apart for decades.

What readers love about SNOW ROAD STATION...

'Beautifully written' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'A very human story that tells us you don't have to be perfect and it's okay to fail' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Snow Road Station is an utter delight! A breathtaking setting, unforgettable characters, and a compelling plot pushing the reader forward with her lovely prose' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Elizabeth Hay writes evocative books that delve deep into the human character, and Snow Road Station is no exception' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Beautifully written, interesting characters, strong themes. Drenched in Canadiana from the hard work of making maple syrup to snowy landscapes ... Elizabeth Hay reminds me to look, to see, to marvel at beauty that surrounds me' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐