Thistlefoot
Author: Nethercott, GennaRose
ISBN: 9780593314166
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 24 Oct 2023
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;In the tradition of modern fairy tales like Plt;iPgt;American GodsPlt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;Spinning SilverPlt;/iPgt; comes a sweeping epic rich in Eastern European folkloreP#8212;a debut novel about the ancestral hauntings that stalk us, and the uncanny power of story.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;In the tradition of modern fairy tales likeP#160;Naomi NovikP#39;s Plt;iPgt;Spinning Silver Plt;/iPgt;comesP#160;an immersive fantasy saga, a debut novel aboutP#160;estranged siblings who are reunited after receiving a mysterious inheritance.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;A wonderfully imaginative, wholly enchanting novel of witness, survival, memory, and family that reads like a fairy tale godfathered by Tim Burton in a wild America alive with wonders and devils alike. Plt;iPgt;ThistlefootPlt;/iPgt; shimmers with magic and mayhem and a thrilling emotional momentum.P#8221; P#8212;Libba Bray, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;The DivinersPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;/bPgt;The Yaga siblingsP#8212;Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con artistP#8212;have been estranged since childhood, separated both by resentment and by wide miles of American highway. But when they learn that they are to receive an inheritance, the siblings agree to meetP#8212;only to discover that their bequest isnP#8217;t land or money, but something far stranger: a sentient house on chicken legs.P#160;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Thistlefoot, as the house is called, has arrived from the YagasP#8217; ancestral home outside KyivP#8212;but not alone. A sinister figure known only as the Longshadow Man has tracked it to American shores, bearing with him violent secrets from the past: fiery memories that have hidden in Isaac and BellatineP#8217;s blood for generations. As the Yaga siblings embark with Thistlefoot on a final cross-country tour of their familyP#8217;s traveling theater show, the Longshadow Man follows in relentless pursuit, seeding destruction in his wake. Ultimately, time, magic, and legacy must collideP#8212;erupting in a powerful conflagration to determine who gets to remember the past and craft a new future. P#160;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;An enchanted adventure illuminated by Jewish myth and adorned with lyrical prose as tantalizing and sweet as briar berries, Plt;iPgt;ThistlefootPlt;/iPgt; isP#160;a sweeping epic rich in Eastern European folklore: a powerful and poignant explorationP#160;of healing from multi-generational trauma told by a bold new talent.
ISBN: 9780593314166
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 24 Oct 2023
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;In the tradition of modern fairy tales like Plt;iPgt;American GodsPlt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;Spinning SilverPlt;/iPgt; comes a sweeping epic rich in Eastern European folkloreP#8212;a debut novel about the ancestral hauntings that stalk us, and the uncanny power of story.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;In the tradition of modern fairy tales likeP#160;Naomi NovikP#39;s Plt;iPgt;Spinning Silver Plt;/iPgt;comesP#160;an immersive fantasy saga, a debut novel aboutP#160;estranged siblings who are reunited after receiving a mysterious inheritance.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;A wonderfully imaginative, wholly enchanting novel of witness, survival, memory, and family that reads like a fairy tale godfathered by Tim Burton in a wild America alive with wonders and devils alike. Plt;iPgt;ThistlefootPlt;/iPgt; shimmers with magic and mayhem and a thrilling emotional momentum.P#8221; P#8212;Libba Bray, bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;The DivinersPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;/bPgt;The Yaga siblingsP#8212;Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con artistP#8212;have been estranged since childhood, separated both by resentment and by wide miles of American highway. But when they learn that they are to receive an inheritance, the siblings agree to meetP#8212;only to discover that their bequest isnP#8217;t land or money, but something far stranger: a sentient house on chicken legs.P#160;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Thistlefoot, as the house is called, has arrived from the YagasP#8217; ancestral home outside KyivP#8212;but not alone. A sinister figure known only as the Longshadow Man has tracked it to American shores, bearing with him violent secrets from the past: fiery memories that have hidden in Isaac and BellatineP#8217;s blood for generations. As the Yaga siblings embark with Thistlefoot on a final cross-country tour of their familyP#8217;s traveling theater show, the Longshadow Man follows in relentless pursuit, seeding destruction in his wake. Ultimately, time, magic, and legacy must collideP#8212;erupting in a powerful conflagration to determine who gets to remember the past and craft a new future. P#160;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;An enchanted adventure illuminated by Jewish myth and adorned with lyrical prose as tantalizing and sweet as briar berries, Plt;iPgt;ThistlefootPlt;/iPgt; isP#160;a sweeping epic rich in Eastern European folklore: a powerful and poignant explorationP#160;of healing from multi-generational trauma told by a bold new talent.
