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Thomas hates winter. It's cold and wet, and the snow makes his wheels slip. But when he gets a plow to clear the snow, Thomas changes his tune. ""Whee! I love snow!"
'Subtle, wry, intimate.' - The Times 'I LOVED IT! All the best bits of Barbara Pym, with a little Jane Austen - on speed' -Sarah Salway Hidden within the confines of The Royal Institute of Prehistorical Studies, Sybil is happy enough with her work - and her love life. Then to her dismay, her old adversary, assertive and glamorous Helen Hansen, is appointed Head of Trustees. To add insult, Helen promptly seduces Sybil's boyfriend. Betrayed and broken-hearted, Sybil becomes obsessed with exposing Helen as a fraud, no matter the cost. Offbeat and darkly funny, The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line is about things lost and found. It is also a story about love, grief and forgiveness: letting go and moving on.
It looks like it might snow, but Thomas won't wear his snow plough? How will he be a really useful engine?
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