Shutter of Snow

by Emily Holmes Coleman

A tragic, visceral portrayal of motherhood and mental illness.

In a prose form as startling as its content, The Shutter of Snow portrays the post-partum psychosis of Marthe Gail, who after giving birth to her son, is committed to an insane asylum. Believing herself to be God, she maneuvers through an institutional world that is both sad and terrifying, echoing the worlds of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Bell...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628976063
• ISBN13: 9781628976069
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 250 Pages