Meyer, author of Last Song Before Night '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. A literary fantasy written in the tradition of books like Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale, The Sisters of the Winter Wood is Rena Rossner’s debut which blends magic and history with folklore and stories from her own Jewish ancestry. Ambitious and surprising.' - Kirkusįor more from Rena Rossner, check out The Light of the Midnight Stars. '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. 'A richly detailed story of Jewish identity and sisterhood. 'Intricately crafted, gorgeously rendered.full of heart, history, and enchantment.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for The Sisters of the Winter Wood: Faced with a magical heritage they never knew existed, the sisters realize the old fairy tales are true.and could save them all.ĭiscover 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. And this is not the only danger lurking in the woods.Īs dark forces close in on their village, Liba and Laya discover a family secret passed down through generations. But when a troupe of mysterious men arrives, Laya falls under their spell - despite their mother's warning to be wary of strangers. 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. '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 *BookPage: Best Book of 2018: Science Fiction & Fantasy

*Publishers Weekly: Best Book of 2018: SF/Fantasy/Horror

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.

The sisters of the winter wood