Siberia: a novel

When Sloe was tiny, her Papa disappeared and she and her mama went to live in a prison camp in the snowy north, in a time and place when there are no more wild animals.

Mamas crime: teaching science, and her dedication to the hope that the lost animal species can be reborn.

To Sloe, Mamas secret work is magic, as enchanting as Mamas tales of a bright city across the ice where they will be free.

Years later, Sloe is sent to a prison school, and Mama disappears.

At 13, Sloe escapes, pursued by a mysterious man. With only hope to keep her going, Sloe sets out on a solitary 1000-mile journey.

But she is not truly alone for Mama left Sloe a gift: the seeds of five missing species and the knowledge to bring them to life.From the Hardcover edition.