A Sharp Frost: Tales and Poems for Winter

by Maria Glymph

A Sharp Frost is an elegant winter collection where the masterful prose of Hans Christian Andersen meets the luminous verse of Elinor Wylie. It features Andersen's classic stories, The Snow Queen and The Ice-Maiden, uniquely paired with four of Wylie's lyrical poems. This curated collection traces a journey through icy forests, fragile beauty, and hidden peril where winter's deepest secrets come alive. A timeless companion for cold nights and fireside reading.

130 pages, Paperback

Published November 24, 2025

About the author

Maria Glymph is a writer and the publisher of Modern Odyssey Books.

Maria’s works include Barn Quilt: Poems and Hope, Time, and Other Things That Are Hard to Measure. Her most recent novella is Biography of Deception. She is also the creative imagination behind the In Search Of series of literature-inspired puzzle books (Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, the Brontë Sisters, Shakespeare, Homer, and more to come).

As the founder and publisher of Modern Odyssey Books, she is expanding the imprint's list to include an array of global authors writing poetry, literary fiction, creative non-fiction, and other narrative forms.

Maria splits her time between her writing pursuits and building Modern Odyssey Books as a respected independent publisher.

Keep up with her at www.mariaglymph.com.