The Sisters of the Winter Wood

Rena Rossner lives in Israel, where she works as a literary agent. All eight of her great grandparents immigrated to America to escape the pogroms, from towns like Dubossary and Kupel. It is their story, together with her love of Jewish mythology and fantasy, which inspired her to writeThe Sisters of the Winter Wood.

"Intricately crafted, gorgeously rendered...full of heart, history, and enchantment."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Rossner's debut weaves a richly detailed story of Jewish identity and sisterhood... emotionally charged, full of sharp historical detail and well-deployed Yiddish phrases...Ambitious and surprising."—Kirkus
"Withluscious and hypnoticprose, Rena Rossner tells agripping, powerfulstory of family, sisterhood, and two young women trying to find their way in the world. I gulped it down!"—Madeline Miller, author of The Song of Achilles and Circe
"A beautiful tale of sisterly love and Jewish identity [with]haunting, otherworldly allure."—BookPage
"The Sisters of the Winter Woodis a graceful, poetic, deeply moving novel.A simply gorgeous book in every sense."—Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches
"Anenthrallingdebut."—Lavie Tidhar, author of World Fantasy Award winner Osama
"This dark fairy tale about sisterly love and Jewish strength and courage, set against the backdrop of a deep and deadly winter forest, will haunt me for a long time.A powerful, emotional debut."—Julie C. Dao, author of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
"An incredible achievement -a rich literary fairytale, with all the cadences of the folk stories of old.The kind of book that Neil Gaiman and Naomi Novik might have together cooked up, it's far too easy to get lost in the forests between the pages of this book and disappear for days on end."—Robert Dinsdale, author of The Toymakers
—Library Journal
"A compelling narrative in a magical setting that felt completely real, and the complex characters and plot twists enticed me to keep turning the pages."—Historical Novel Society
"The Sisters of the Winter Woodisa vivid, fascinating, excellently drawn storyof the fragility of peace and the resilience of love that reaches back into history, out into folklore, and forward into the present."—Pamela Dean, author of Tam Lin
"The Sisters of the Winter Woodmixes fairy tale, poetry, history, and heart to createan enchanting and mesmerizing tale of sisterly love."—Sarah Beth Durst, award-winning author of The Queens of Renthia series
"A deeply moving story of sisterly love, steeped in the rich tradition of Jewish folklore.Atmospheric and enchanting, it's sure to delight fans of Naomi Novik'sUprooted."—Lana Popovic author of Wicked Like A Wildfire
"Rena Rossner weaves together fairytales with a strong current of faith to create a stunning tapestry of a story unlike anything I've ever read. Laya and Liba are going to stick with me for a long, long time."—Sara Holland, author of Everless
"Fairy tales, folklore, and poetry make an intoxicating brew inThe Sisters of the Winter Wood,a luminous debut by an exciting new talent."—Ilana C. Meyer, author ofLast Song Before Night
"Rossner weavesan elegant tapestryof the love between sisters, the value of faith and family, and knowing one's true friends in times of peril."—J. Kathleen Cheney, author of The Golden City