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A badly injured man A nationwide power failure A village buried in snow A desperate struggle for survival These are the ingredients of The Weight of Snow Christian GuayPoliquins riveting new novel After surviving a major accident the books protagonist is entrusted to Matthias a taciturn old man who agrees to heal his wounds in exchange for supplies and a chance of escape The two men become prisoners of the elements and of their own rough confrontation as the centimetres of snow accumulate relentlessly Surrounded by a nature both hostile and sublime their relationship oscillates between commiseration mistrust and mutual aid Will they manage to hold out against external threats and intimate pitfalls