The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Alaska, 1920. In the brutal stillness of winter, Jack and Mabel, a childless couple drifting apart under the weight of silence and snow, build a small girl out of snow on a whim. The next morning, the snow child is gone—but a mysterious young girl with hair like frost and a fox at her side begins appearing among the trees. As the couple welcomes her into their lives, they find joy and heartbreak in equal measure, for nothing in this icy wilderness is as simple as it seems. Blending myth and reality, this haunting story explores love, loss, and the fragile magic of hope.