beautiful literary fairytale...incredibly lyrical prose...a joy to read. Arden opens her imagination wide and succeeds in transporting the reader to an evocative world...with a heroine it's impossible not to love...
Stylist
[A]n enchanting wintertime read... fierce and otherworldly[.]
Psychologies Magazine
Wonderfully inventive
Heat Magazine
Arden's debut novel has ... Read morethe cadence of a beautiful fairy tale but is darker and more lyrical. The novel is deceptively simple, but its characters and plot are sophisticated and complex. Arden explores what happens when fear and ignorance whip people into a furore, and how society can be persuaded to act against its own interests so easily. It's a rather apt tale for our times.
Washington Post
An extraordinary retelling of a very old tale. A Russian setting adds a unfamiliar spice to the story of a young woman who does not rebel against the limits of her role in her culture so much as transcend them. A wonderfully layered novel of family roles and the harsh wonders of deep winter magic.
Robin Hobb A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges of growing up.
Naomi Novik Haunting and lyrical, The Bear and the Nightingale tugs at the heart and quickens the pulse. I can't wait for her next book.
Terry Brooks A thrilling tale...perfect...
Emerald Street
A beautiful snowy Russian fable set at the border between myth and reality; a cast of demons, priests and royalty centre around a girl fighting to find her own path. Magical, thrilling and entrancing.
Anna James
...so detailed and vivid you can practically feel the chill numbing your fingers. Beautifully written and richly textured, it's a beguiling read.
SFX Magazine
Arden's debut is an earthy, beautifully written love letter to Russian folklore, with an irresistible heroine ... [an] exciting fairy tale that will enchant readers from the first page
Publisher's Weekly
Enthralling and enchanting - I literally couldn't put it down. A wondrous book!
Tamora Pierce
bestselling author of the Song of the Lionness Quartet
The Bear and the Nightingale is a marvelous trip into an ancient Russia where magic is a part of everyday life
Todd McCaffrey
author of The Dragon Books
beautifully wrought fairytale for adults...
Writing Magazine
Fairy tale lovers, if you're going to read one fantasy book this winter, let this be it.... beautiful debut
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