Please join us to hear Random House and Middlebury author, Katherine Arden, discuss her new book, "The Bear & The Nightingale," at the Colonel Williams Inn on Rte 9 (at Staver Road) in Marlboro this Sun., Feb. 12 at 4:00. It's also a chance to meet the new owners of the inn. Bartleby's Books will be there. There will be gratis snacks and a cash bar. . If you could RSVP back to me that would be great, as that will be very helpful to the inn.

Here's a link to read some book reviews https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489134-the-bear-and-the-nightingale

From the Washington Post: “The setting is medieval Russia, and Vasya is one of the few who can see the spirits and creatures who protect her town and its people. But magic is easily misunderstood, and Vasya — a wild child whose mother died in childbirth — finds herself at odds with her stepmother and a handsome, ambitious priest who seek to rid the village of demons just as Vasya tries to keep the old magical protections in place. Arden’s debut novel has the cadence of a beautiful fairy tale but is darker and more lyrical. The novel is deceptively simple, but its characters and plot are sophisticated and complex. Arden explores what happens when fear and ignorance whip people into a furor, and how society can be persuaded to act against its own interests so easily. It’s a rather apt tale for our times.”

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