Frost demons have no interest in mortal girls married to mortal men. In the stories, they only come for the wild maiden. In a village on the edge of the wilderness in northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and snow falls for many months of the year, an older servant tells the family's children tales of magic, folklore, and the Winter King, stories of ancient magic that are disapproved of by the church. But for the young, wild Vasya, these are far more than just stories. Only she can see the house spirits that guard her home and sense the growing powers of dark magic in the forest. Atmospheric and enchanting, with a captivating adventure at its core, The Bear and the Nightingale is perfect for readers of Naomi Novik's Uprooted, Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, and Neil Gaiman.