About the Book: The Bear and The Nightingale
"Frost-demons have no interest in mortal girls wed to mortal men. In the
stories, they only come for the wild maiden." 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