I like to put a stone on their grave when I go there, to make sure their souls stay down where they belong, and when I do, I say a prayer that I too will someday find a love like that. We don’t know anything else about them, but we know that they were buried, arms embracing, in one grave. It is said in our shtetl that it marks the final resting place of a bride and a groom who died together on their wedding day.
The names on the stone have long since been eroded by time. The oldest gravestone in our cemetery dates back to 1666. I like to go there with him every morning. Instead of praying in the synagogue like all the other men of our town, my father goes to the cemetery to pray. If you want to know the history of a town, read the gravestones in its cemetery. Ambitious and surprising." - Kirkusįor more from Rena Rossner, check out The Light of the Midnight Stars. "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.
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