While you are over at the Guardian checking out Cinder take a look at some suggestions for books set in a wintry landscape.

In the Northern Hemisphere it is supposed to be winter. Except it isn’t really……except in Texas and Alaska. And Switzerland. And parts of Russia. Maybe northern Canada too.

So, if you feel you are missing the cold, wintry weather – or if you are in the Southern hemisphere and need a break from the heat – check out this list of wintry reads. Here.

You can also try Anna Karenina, Doctor Zhivago, A Game of Thrones, or the biographies of Polar or Himalayan adventurers. That should make you chilly.