Snow Blind

Snow Blind is a viciously funny novel with a moral. It lifts the lid on male relationships and asks whether men ever truly grow up. More importantly, what impact is this having on the legacy we leave our kids? Dan Greenhenge is sliding uncontrollably towards the dual dangers of a gaping ice-blue crevasse and a marriage of convenience. This 40-year old music obsessed copywriter is a lovely, but hapless man, his survival will be determined by whether he can finally take responsibility for himself. Richard Blanchard's début novel takes place over an extended stag ski weekend in Chamonix, France, below the peaks of Mont Blanc. Dan is under pressure from every angle. First his son Bepe is in a life threatening accident at Manchester Airport, and then there is Robert, an estranged college friend who disrespects everything Dan is, who leads the stag party astray. Dan's boss has heaped work on him, to try to save their advertising agency. But his biggest worry is the presence of... A Black run to the icy heart of the male Psyche. Snow Blind is a viciously funny novel with a moral, an insight into the state of modern men and fatherhood. Daniel Greenhenge is sliding uncontrollably towards the dual dangers of a gaping ice-blue crevasse and a marriage of convenience. This 40-year-old music-obsessed copywriter is a lovely but hapless man. His survival will be determined by whether he can take responsibility for his own situation. Richard Blanchards epic debut novel takes place over an extended stag ski weekend in Chamonix, France, below the peaks of Mont Blanc. As well as his impending marriage and stag do, Dan is under pressure from every angle. Firstly his son Bepe is in a life threatening accident at Manchester airport. Then, there is Robert, a misogynistic estranged college friend who disrespects everything Dan is, who leads the stag party astray. Dans boss Steve has also travelled mischievously, with work to heap onto him, with which they will try to save their advertising agency. However, to Dan the biggest worry is the presence of Juliet, the love-of-a-lifetime ex girlfriend who has wangled her way onto the weekend; an honorary stagette on a mission. As the stags cruelly push Dan into more embarrassing situations, he finds he cant refuse. But when they take this novice skier to the Vallee Blanche, some of the most challenging terrain in Europe, have they pushed him too far?