Spinning Silver
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Narrated by:
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Katy Sobey
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By:
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Naomi Novik
About this listen
Will dark magic claim their home?
Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village. Her success creates rumours she can turn silver into gold, which attract the fairy king of winter himself. He sets her an impossible challenge – and if she fails, she’ll die. Yet if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than death. And in her desperate efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which draws in the unhappy daughter of a lord.
Irina’s father schemes to wed her to the tsar – he will pay any price to achieve this goal. However, the dashing tsar is not what he seems. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of mortals and winter alike. Torn between deadly choices, Miryem and Irina embark on a quest that will take them to the limits of sacrifice, power and love.
As with her standalone novel Uprooted, Naomi Novik has once again been influenced by classic folktales. Taking Rumpelstiltskin as her starting point, Spinning Silver is a rich, multilayered new story which is a joy to read.
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- Penelope
- 19-07-21
wonderful tale
As so many reviews before me. I agree that it was difficult initially to get used to the narrative as her changes were difficult, but as all the reviews also said you get used to it and the story is well worth it. so stick with it.
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- Kaila L. Pettigrove
- 20-01-22
I COULDN'T STOP
I listened to Novick"s _Uprooted_ and immediately purchased _Spinning Silver_. I was thinking that the length of it would keep me busy for a while. BUT I couldn't stop!!! The plot kept getting better and better and the characters kept giving me more and more layers. I want to go back and listen again so I can think about the themes she's woven through. This might be my new favourite book. Just read it. But make sure you have time to keep going once you've started!!!
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- Kat
- 01-10-22
Enjoyable and cleverly done fairytale
Knowing that the story is narrated from multiple character's points of view has helped listening and keeping up with the storyline. The frequent changes keep it interesting and pace the story well. I loved the character development and detail that went into the world building. Looking forward to more from the author!
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- Leena
- 28-07-18
Good story. Confusing narration
The narrator does a similar voice for different points of view and there is no warning that the point of view has changed mid chapter! This might be ok in the book but it made me confused.
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- Mrs O
- 26-01-20
What a wonderful author
True storytelling at its finest. I thought there was no chance it could be as good as Uprooted. I was wrong. Lovely
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- Fourcandles
- 18-10-21
I will miss this book
I am a great fan of Naomi and this is story that will take you to an enchanted forest full of love demons and fairy tales.
I loved it, but I think I need to read it again to truly understand it... not one to listen to if you are distracted
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- JayJay
- 24-07-20
An enjoyable fairy tale.
I enjoyed this book a lot and have enjoyed others by Naomi Novik. It was a bit let down by the narrator though as her young female protagonists all sounded the same and you had to listen for a while to get the context before you knew who was speaking. But a good listen overall.
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- Olivia ha
- 11-04-21
great book - not convinced by the performance
loved the story
not as great performance
oddly portrayed.... not convinced shame I'll probably read in person
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- Anonymous User
- 24-01-23
Great book.
Love this book. Listened to 3 times. The characters intertwine throughout the book. Narrator very good.
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- Dominik Braun
- 30-08-23
A fairytale
This book has the charm of a fairytale, without ambiguous loose threads, and without being ashamed of using unconventional plot devices to tell a straight forward yet twisting story. I really enjoyed this.
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