Monday, July 23, 2018

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Miryem’s father is a moneylender, and he’s hopeless at it. When Miryem’s mother falls ill and it looks like the family won’t survive the winter, Miryem examines her father’s account books and marches to the homes of the neighbors who have borrowed money with no intention of returning it. On that day, she becomes the moneylender in her village. She finds she’s very good at it, too, and at trading the goods that she sometimes gets as payment. In fact, after a particularly successful transaction, she jokes about turning silver into gold... and something hears her. When a purse of elvish silver appears, Miryem must find a way to change it to gold — but if she does, what will happen then?

Oh, so good. This book hit all the right notes with me. Intricate plot, great characters, delicious writing, with fairy-tale connections and an Eastern European flavor. Probably my favorite book so far this year. If you like fantasy, get this book and read it!

Also, that last line? Perfection.

(Reviewed from a copy  borrowed through my library system.)

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