![]() ![]() Wanda has a drunkard for a father and needs to find a way to take care of herself and her younger brothers. Miryem’s attempts to save herself and her family intertwine with the fates of two others: a local girl named Wanda and the Duke’s daughter, Irina. One day, they bring her a bag of faerie silver with demands that it be changed into gold. Her abilities draw the attention of the marauding Staryk knights, magical beings that emerge from the Kingdom of Ice to hunt gold relentlessly. When her family’s finances come into dire straits, she takes over the moneylending on behalf of her father and finds that she has a knack for it. ![]() ![]() Miryem lives in a small town in the kingdom of Lithvas and comes from a family of moneylenders. Naomi Novik’s newest novel, Spinning Silver, is a loose retelling of the Brother’s Grimm version of Rumplestiltskin - it borrows just enough elements from it to be recognizable while spending most of its time spinning a vivid and original tale. By Jennifer Marie Lin on Aug 23rd, 2018 (Last Updated Oct 5th, 2018) ![]()
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