From the time people started keeping records the Thames froze 40 times. This book is a collection of imagined vignettes from each one of those times.
There was something very calming and grounding in reading this book. The stories are more like snippets of life, just a short moment from someone's perspective.
As the weather here is getting hotter and hotter, it gave me some comfort to be transported, for just a little while, to someplace cold, alien and enchanting.