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This week Stephanie chose “THE SNOW GARDEN” by Christopher Rice.

Atherton University, freshman year. Kathryn, Randall and Jesse come from different worlds but find themselves unexpectedly drawn together. For each of them college promises a bright future and a way to disconnect from a dark, haunted past. But as winter sets in, their secret histories threaten to disrupt the layers of deceit that protect their fragile new lives.

One dark night a professor’s wife is found drowned on an icy river and rumors of murder threaten the safe haven of Atherton. Within days, Randall’s illicit...