Spinning Silver

"In Lithvas – a medieval country ruled by a czar and bordered by a magical winter realm belonging to gold-hungry people called the Staryk – three young women struggle against their circumstances. Miryem is the Jewish daughter of a soft-hearted moneylender who would rather live in poverty than collect his debts; Wanda is the gentile daughter of an abusive alcoholic farmer; and Irina is the part-Staryk daughter of a disappointed duke scheming for the throne. Their paths cross during the most vicious winter in memory, and the fate of Lithvas depends on the choices they make and alliances they form. An absolutely beautiful expansion and reimagining of Rumpelstiltskin, Spinning Silver thinks deeply about gift and debt, capital and labor, hospitality and friendship."