BOOK DETAILS: Book Title : The Bear and The Nightingale Author : Katherine Arden ISBN : 9781785031045 Publisher : Del Rey (Penguin) Genre : Fantasy / Russian Fairytale Publication : 2017 Pages : 312 Format : Hardback BOOK BLURB: 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, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned upon by the church. But for the young, wild Vasya these are far more than just stories. She alone can see the house spirits that guard her home, and sense the growing forces of dark magic in the woods... RATING: 4.5 ☆'s REVIEW: The book derives inspiration from Russian Fairytales and their characters. And thus, it comes close to my heart. I don't really belong to a reader family even though my maternal grandfather was an English Teacher. So, the c...
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