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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