'Frost-demons have no interest in mortal girls wed to mortal men. In the stories; they only come for the wild maiden.' In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia; where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year; an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery; folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family; tales of old magic frowned upon by the church. But for the young; wild Vasya these are far more than just stories. She alone can see the house spirits that guard her home; and sense the growing forces of dark magic in the woods... Atmospheric and enchanting; with an engrossing adventure at its core; The Bear and the Nightingale is perfect for readers of Naomi Novik's Uprooted; Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus; and Neil Gaiman.