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The bear and the nightingale : a novel / Katherine Arden.
"In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, a stranger with piercing blue eyes presents a new father with a gift - a precious jewel on a delicate chain, intended for his young daughter. Uncertain of its meaning, Pytor hides the gift away and Vasya grows up a wild, willful girl, to the chagrin of her family. But when mysterious forces threaten the happiness of their village, Vasya discovers that, armed only with the necklace, she may be the only one who can keep the darkness at bay"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781101885932
- ISBN: 1101885939
- Physical Description: 322 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Del Rey, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
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| General Note: | Series information from NoveList. Sequel is The Girl in the Tower. Last book in trilogy is titled Winter of the Witch, out August 2018. |
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| Subject: | Young women > Fiction. Villages > Juvenile fiction. Good and evil > Fiction. Spirits > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. FICTION / Fantasy / General. FICTION / Literary. Russia > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. |
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- Baker & Taylor
A debut novel inspired by Russian fairy tales follows the experiences of a wild young girl who taps the mysterious powers of a precious necklace given to her father years earlier to save her village from dark and dangerous forces. A first novel. - Baker & Taylor
"In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, a stranger with piercing blue eyes presents a new father with a gift - a precious jewel on a delicate chain, intended for his young daughter. Uncertain of its meaning, Pytor hides the gift away and Vasya grows up a wild, willful girl, to the chagrin of her family. But when mysterious forces threaten the happiness of their village, Vasya discovers that, armed only with the necklace, she may be the only one who can keep the darkness at bay"-- - Baker & Taylor
A novel inspired by Russian fairy tales follows the experiences of a wild young girl who taps the mysterious powers of a precious necklace given to her father years earlier to save her village from dark and dangerous forces. - Random House, Inc.
Katherine Ardenâs bestselling debut novel spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice.
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âA beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges of growing up.ââNaomi Novik, bestselling author of Uprooted
Winter lasts most of the year at the edge of the Russian wilderness, and in the long nights, Vasilisa and her siblings love to gather by the fire to listen to their nurseâs fairy tales. Above all, Vasya loves the story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon. Wise Russians fear him, for he claims unwary souls, and they honor the spirits that protect their homes from evil.
Then Vasyaâs widowed father brings home a new wife from Moscow. Fiercely devout, Vasyaâs stepmother forbids her family from honoring their household spirits, but Vasya fears what this may bring. And indeed, misfortune begins to stalk the village.
But Vasyaâs stepmother only grows harsher, determined to remake the village to her liking and to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for marriage or a convent. As the villageâs defenses weaken and evil from the forest creeps nearer, Vasilisa must call upon dangerous gifts she has long concealedâto protect her family from a threat sprung to life from her nurseâs most frightening tales.
Praise for The Bear and the Nightingale
âArdenâs debut novel has the cadence of a beautiful fairy tale but is darker and more lyrical.ââThe Washington Post
âVasya [is] a clever, stalwart girl determined to forge her own path in a time when women had few choices.ââThe Christian Science Monitor
âStunning . . . will enchant readers from the first page. . . . with an irresistible heroine who wants only to be free of the bonds placed on her gender and claim her own fate.ââPublishers Weekly (starred review)
âUtterly bewitching . . . a lush narrative . . . an immersive, earthy story of folk magic, faith, and hubris, peopled with vivid, dynamic characters, particularly clever, brave Vasya, who outsmarts men and demons alike to save her family.ââBooklist (starred review)
âAn extraordinary retelling of a very old tale . . . The Bear and the Nightingale is a wonderfully layered novel of family and the harsh wonders of deep winter magic.ââRobin Hobb
