57 pages • 1 hour read
Spinning Silver
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Overview
Published in 2018 by Nebula Award-winning author Naomi Novik, Spinning Tales is a modern take on coming-of-age fairy tales. The novel explores the dangers of pride and the complexity of responsibility set in a Slavic fantasy world made of the familiar and the fantastic alike. While the story centers around Miryem Mandelstam, other character perspectives demonstrate the quintessentially human experiences of life—frustration, longing, confusion, and growing up.
Plot Summary
The teenage Miryem finds herself in a do-or-die moment right from the start. With her mother ill and her father incapable of collecting on the debts owed to him, Miryem decides that enough is enough. Though she is young and slight, she is also determined. This strength of will not only helps her nurse her ill mother through the harsh winter but also guides her to a prosperous career as the town moneylender. She takes Wanda, the daughter of a local farmer, on as a servant. Wanda enjoys the work, as it keeps her from her abusive father.
Though the townspeople hate Miryem because of her work, she takes pride in doing it well. This pride, however, comes with unexpected consequences when the king of the Staryk—a fairy race of ice—takes an interest in her bold Unlock all 57 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
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