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Title: Bear & The Nightingale, The
Author: ARDEN KATHERINE
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 30/01/2017
Imprint: EBURY PRESS
Price: $33.00
Publishing status: Active
The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden is a delightful magical read, reminiscent of fairy tales of long ago.
Set in the heart of Russia, in a time when her people still honoured the spirits of the dead and the spirits who guard the house, and the lives and livelihood of the people who live there, a child is born with the gift of the second sight. Her birth brought the death of her mother and on her deathbed, Marina made Pyotr promise to take special care of this gifted child.
As Vasya grew, her family despaired at her wildness, she needed a mother. So Pyotr gathers his men and picks a small group to take the arduous journey through the melting snows to Moscow with him, to find himself a bride and a mother to his children.
He returns a month later with his new wife, Anna – the wicked stepmother. Deeply pious and with a deep fear of the spirits, good or bad, Anna sought solace in her place of worship and with the new charismatic priest, Konstantin and together they try to rid the village of the spirits that have helped keep the people safe, and plenty of food on the table and wood for the fire.
Together they devise a way to rid the village of Vasya, the keeper of the spirits, now a young woman coming into her special powers.
The main story is entwined with Russian folklore and fairy tales, it is a magical and truly enthralling read.
Stef
ISBN: 9781785035234
Pages: 336