A local Alaskan man and a California girl search in a terrible snow storm for a lost boy with the help of several unsavory and out-of-place helpers each carrying a dark secret in this award-winning French novel.

"When Miami residents are ordered to evacuate before a hurricane, everyone in Luciana's family complies, except for her beloved yet batty grandmother, Abue. But it turns out the storm isn't the real crisis: Abue, normally glamorous and full of energy, is given a devastating medical diagnosis once danger passes. Luciana, and the rest of the family, are heartbroken, but Abue is about as interested in getting treatment as she was in evacuating. She'd...