The Bear and the Nightingale
A Fantasy, Historical, Fiction book. You will walk a long road, said Morozko. If you...
At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse’s fairy tales. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls. Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honor the spirits of house and yard and forest that protect their homes from evil.After Vasilisa’s mother dies, her father goes to Moscow and brings home a new wife. Fiercely devout, city-bred, Vasilisa’s new stepmother forbids her family from honoring the household spirits. The family acquiesces, but Vasilisa is frightened, sensing that more hinges upon their rituals than anyone knows.And indeed, crops begin to fail, evil creatures of the forest creep...
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- Pages: 328 pages
- ISBN: 9781785031045 / 0
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In the north, the wind had teeth that bit after sunset, even in summer. He Katherine Arden, The Bear and the Nightingale // I remember more and see more than you, she said. And will for a considerable time. We do not speak to many, and the spirit of horses does not reveal himself to anyone. There is magic in your bones. You must reckon with it. Katherine Arden, The Bear and the Nightingale // We who live forever can know no courage, nor do we love enough to give our lives. Katherine Arden, The Bear and the Nightingale //
Edit 3/22: I just wanted to include this link to an interview with the author, Katherine Arden, by two of our goodreads friends (Mischenko and Stacy) who co-author Two Gals and a Book! Check it out!!! NOW AVAILABLE !!In northern Rus the family of Pyotr Vladimirovich are waiting out the last days and nights of winter, with rapidly dwindling... Wow. Review using proper words to follow. 26/10/16Reading this was a truly wonderful experience. The plot was a mix of the historical and fantastic, based on traditional Russian myth and folklore, and the accompanying language was suitably magical, with surprising metaphor and beautiful imagery. This debut was both accomplished and... 4ish stars. I was ready to write this off pretty early. The first 25% or so gave me nightmare flashbacks to reading Uprooted (don't judge) and I was about to toss this on my "not for me" shelf and be done with it. Gladly the remaining 75% did a great job of changing my mind.While I tend not to be a fan of the impersonal, sparse (although...
