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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A magical debut novel for readers of Naomi Novik’s Uprooted,
Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus, and Neil Gaiman’s myth-rich fantasies, The Bear and
the Nightingale spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with
a gorgeous voice.
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 nearer, and misfortune stalks the
village. All the while, Vasilisa’s stepmother grows ever harsher in her determination to groom her
rebellious stepdaughter for either marriage or confinement in a convent.
As danger circles, Vasilisa must defy even the people she loves and call on dangerous gifts she
has long concealed—this, in order to protect her family from a threat that seems to have stepped
from her nurse’s most frightening tales.
Praise for The Bear and the Nightingale
“Vasya [is] a clever, stalwart girl determined to forge her own path in a time when women had few
choices.”—The Christian Science Monitor
“Stunning . . . 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.”—Publishers
Weekly (starred review)
“Utterly 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.”—Booklist (starred review)
“Arden’s supple, sumptuous first novel transports the reader to a version of medieval Russia where
history and myth coexist.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Radiant . . . a darkly magical fairy tale for adults, [but] not just for those who love magic.”—Library
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“An 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.”—Robin Hobb
“A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges of growing
up.”—Naomi Novik
“Haunting and lyrical, The Bear and the Nightingale tugs at the heart and quickens the pulse. I
can’t wait for her next book.”—Terry Brooks
“The Bear and the Nightingale is a marvelous trip into an ancient Russia where magic is a part of
everyday life.”—Todd McCaffrey
“Enthralling and enchanting—I literally couldn’t put it down.”—Tamora Pierce
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