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The Sisters of the Winter Wood Paperback – 18 June 2019

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Captivating and boldly imaginative, with a tale of sisterhood at its heart, Rena Rossner's debut fantasy invites you to enter a world filled with magic, folklore, and the dangers of the woods.

*Publishers Weekly: Best Book of 2018: SF/Fantasy/Horror
*BookPage: Best Book of 2018: Science Fiction & Fantasy

"With luscious and hypnotic prose, Rena Rossner tells a gripping, powerful story of family, sisterhood, and two young women trying to find their way in the world." — Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe

In a remote village surrounded by vast forests on the border of Moldova and Ukraine, sisters Liba and Laya have been raised on the honeyed scent of their Mami's babka and the low rumble of their Tati's prayers. But when a troupe of mysterious men arrives, Laya falls under their spell -- despite their mother's warning to be wary of strangers. And this is not the only danger lurking in the woods.

As dark forces close in on their village, Liba and Laya discover a family secret passed down through generations. Faced with a magical heritage they never knew existed, the sisters realize the old fairy tales are true. . .and could save them all.

Discover a magical tale of secrets, heritage, and fairy tales weaving through history that will enchant readers of The Bear and the Nightingale, Uprooted and The Golem and the Jinni.

Praise for The Sisters of the Winter Wood:

"Intricately crafted, gorgeously rendered. . .full of heart, history, and enchantment." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A richly detailed story of Jewish identity and sisterhood. . . Ambitious and surprising." —Kirkus

For more from Rena Rossner, check out The Light of the Midnight Stars. 
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  1. Print length
    469 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    18 June 2019
  4. Dimensions
    14.1 x 3.94 x 21.08 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    0316483362
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0316483360
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"Intricately crafted, gorgeously rendered...full of heart, history, and enchantment."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"The Sisters of the Winter Wood mixes fairy tale, poetry, history, and heart to create an enchanting and mesmerizing tale of sisterly love."--Sarah Beth Durst, award-winning author of The Queens of Renthia series

"The Sisters of the Winter Wood is a vivid, fascinating, excellently drawn story of the fragility of peace and the resilience of love that reaches back into history, out into folklore, and forward into the present."--Pamela Dean, author of Tam Lin

"The Sisters of the Winter Wood is a graceful, poetic, deeply moving novel. A simply gorgeous book in every sense."--Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches

"A beautiful tale of sisterly love and Jewish identity [with] haunting, otherworldly allure."--BookPage

"A compelling narrative in a magical setting that felt completely real, and the complex characters and plot twists enticed me to keep turning the pages."--Historical Novel Society

"A deeply moving story of sisterly love, steeped in the rich tradition of Jewish folklore. Atmospheric and enchanting, it's sure to delight fans of Naomi Novik's Uprooted."--Lana Popovic author of Wicked Like A Wildfire

"An enthralling debut."--Lavie Tidhar, author of World Fantasy Award winner Osama

"An incredible achievement - a rich literary fairytale, with all the cadences of the folk stories of old. The kind of book that Neil Gaiman and Naomi Novik might have together cooked up, it's far too easy to get lost in the forests between the pages of this book and disappear for days on end."--Robert Dinsdale, author of The Toymakers

"Fairy tales, folklore, and poetry make an intoxicating brew in The Sisters of the Winter Wood, a luminous debut by an exciting new talent."--Ilana C. Meyer, author of Last Song Before Night

"Rena Rossner weaves together fairytales with a strong current of faith to create a stunning tapestry of a story unlike anything I've ever read. Laya and Liba are going to stick with me for a long, long time."--Sara Holland, author of Everless

"Rossner weaves an elegant tapestry of the love between sisters, the value of faith and family, and knowing one's true friends in times of peril."--J. Kathleen Cheney, author of The Golden City

"Rossner's debut weaves a richly detailed story of Jewish identity and sisterhood... emotionally charged, full of sharp historical detail and well-deployed Yiddish phrases...Ambitious and surprising."--Kirkus

"This dark fairy tale about sisterly love and Jewish strength and courage, set against the backdrop of a deep and deadly winter forest, will haunt me for a long time. A powerful, emotional debut."--Julie C. Dao, author of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns

"This lyrical fairy tale of two sisters in a small village in Ukraine is a book to be savored rather than devoured."
--Library Journal

"With luscious and hypnotic prose, Rena Rossner tells a gripping, powerful story of family, sisterhood, and two young women trying to find their way in the world. I gulped it down!"--Madeline Miller, author of The Song of Achilles and Circe

About the Author

Rena Rossner lives in Israel, where she works as a literary agent. All eight of her great grandparents immigrated to America to escape the pogroms, from towns like Dubossary and Kupel. It is their story, together with her love of Jewish mythology and fantasy, which inspired her to write her debut novel, The Sisters of the Winter Wood.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orbit; Reprint edition (18 June 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 469 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316483362
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316483360
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 395 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.1 x 3.94 x 21.08 cm
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Rena Rossner lives in Israel where she works as a Literary Agent. She is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University's Writing Seminars program, Trinity College Dublin and McGill University where she studied history. All eight of her great grandparents immigrated to America to escape the pogroms in Moldova, Russia, Romania and the Ukraine - from towns like Dubossary, Kupel, Riga and Bendera. It is their story, together with her love of Jewish mythology and fantasy, that inspired her to write The Sisters of the Winter Wood.

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A creepy , gothic fairytale like novel
The plot is unique. This is the tale of two Jewish sisters who live in the outskirts of a town called Dubossary. There is an indication-albeit a slight one-that they are not normal. We can soon see that their parents get called away and have to leave them behind. Before going away, their mother divulges a secret that will change their mundane lives from there on. I liked the way the author told the story-from each sisters' perspective. One sister's point-of-view is the standard format and another's is told in verse. I also love the way the author has portrayed racial customs and injustices, the bond between sisters and family. I would love to read more of the author's works.
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  • Book Rambler
    4.0 out of 5 stars A creepy , gothic fairytale like novel
    Reviewed in India on 27 September 2018
    The plot is unique. This is the tale of two Jewish sisters who live in the outskirts of a town called Dubossary. There is an indication-albeit a slight one-that they are not normal. We can soon see that their parents get called away and have to leave them behind. Before going away, their mother divulges a secret that will change their mundane lives from there on. I liked the way the author told the story-from each sisters' perspective. One sister's point-of-view is the standard format and another's is told in verse. I also love the way the author has portrayed racial customs and injustices, the bond between sisters and family. I would love to read more of the author's works.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars
    A creepy , gothic fairytale like novel

    Reviewed in India on 27 September 2018
    The plot is unique. This is the tale of two Jewish sisters who live in the outskirts of a town called Dubossary. There is an indication-albeit a slight one-that they are not normal. We can soon see that their parents get called away and have to leave them behind. Before going away, their mother divulges a secret that will change their mundane lives from there on. I liked the way the author told the story-from each sisters' perspective. One sister's point-of-view is the standard format and another's is told in verse. I also love the way the author has portrayed racial customs and injustices, the bond between sisters and family. I would love to read more of the author's works.
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  • Aleshia (Mad Scibrarian)
    5.0 out of 5 stars Goblin Market Retelling full of sisterly love, self-discovery, and romance
    Reviewed in the United States on 25 March 2019
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    This book is just a prime example of what my type of book is. It’s a retelling of The Goblin Market with a touch of magic and a touch of romance. It follows two sisters who discover that they inherited abilities from their parents. The elder sister, Liba, is able to transform into a bear like their father while Laya is able to transform into a swan like their mother. Since they’ve only just discovered their abilities, they must come to terms to what they are. They are both Jewish girls who live just outside a remote village near the border of Moldova and Ukraine. Liba is the responsible, rule-loving elder sister who is afraid to turn into a bear and doesn’t believe she will be able to control it. Laya, on the other hand, is much more free-spirited and wants to break free of the strict Jewish lifestyle, much like flying away and answering the call of her inner swan. Despite their differing personalities, Liba and Laya still very much love each other and support each other through the novel. It is a very touching sisterly relationship.

    Both sisters experience their first loves, again with Liba being much more conservative and Laya running off in secret. I especially love stories like Liba’s, being devoted to a conservative lifestyle is generally a good backdrop for a slow-burn romance, and I always respect the boys who follow the girls wishes.

    I really liked how Ms. Rossner immersed the reader into the remote village in Eastern Europe. As someone not very familiar with the customs and lifestyles of the area and Jewish people, I feel like I learned quite a bit. She incorporates a lot of history, food, religious practices and holidays, and more into the book. I know Ms. Rossner’s family actually comes from this area, but I am sure they would be proud of the representation here.

    The novel isn’t without flaws despite my 5 star rating. Laya’s chapters are actually written in verse, but Ms. Rossner’s poetry doesn’t really read much at all like poetry, just shortened versions of her regular writing. I think it was done to even further convey Laya’s free-spiritedness, but I am pretty sure most poets would be disappointed in the execution. Also, while Ms. Rossner does an excellent job in using her Jewish and Urkanian setting, she decides to use quite a lot of Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ukrainian words throughout the dialogue. There is a glossary available so the reader can look these up, but I found myself getting annoyed with how many times I had to use the glossary. Plus, I always had to basically check all 3 glossaries because I did not know which language the word was coming from. There seemed to be no recognizable flow to who was using which language and when they were using it. Maybe someone who is fluent in at least one of these languages would easily be able to flip to the appropriate glossary, but as an ignorant American they all looked like the same language to me. I apologize for my lack of knowledge in these languages, but there could have maybe either been less of these words used, or a combined alphabetical glossary of all 3 languages so I don’t have to flip through all 3 every time I need to look up a word.

    I highly recommend if you enjoy fairy-tale-like retellings, fantastical historical fiction, strong sibling relationships, and novels of self-discovery with romantic sub-plots. Again, very much a book for me and thus my 5 star rating. It’s a new favorite.
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  • Marlies Bontenbal
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good.
    Reviewed in Germany on 2 February 2019
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    A modern fairytale for adults. Very good. Keeps you enchanted till the end.
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  • Kate Hillerby
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super magical realism re-working if the Goblin Market
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 August 2021
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    If you love Naomi Novik and Katherine Arden you will love this re-working of the Goblin Market infused with eastern-European fairy tales, yiddish folklore and fear of the other. Loved it.
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  • Y. A. Elliott
    4.0 out of 5 stars Simple yet interesting writing.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 September 2019
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    An interesting book that melds folklore, religion and romance. A bit scattered but interesting. An easy read so quickly finished.
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  • bookmolly
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wood magic, loving sisters and Jewish traditions
    Reviewed in Germany on 12 February 2022
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    Very well researched and yet fantastical. Interesting Atmosphere, threatening but loved. A coming of age where a girl learns to Accept her own nature and fights to survive and rescue her sister in an unfriendly world.
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