Thistlefoot

In the tradition of modern fairy tales like Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver comes an immersive fantasy saga,a debut novel about estranged siblings who are reunited after receiving a mysterious inheritance. ΓÇ£A wonderfully imaginativewholly enchanting novel of witnesssurvivalmemoryand family that reads like a fairy tale godfathered by Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton in a wild America alive with wonders and devils alike. Thistlefoot shimmers with magic and mayhem and a thrilling emotional momentum.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöLibba Braybestselling author of The Diviners The Yaga siblingsΓÇöBellatinea young woodworkerand Isaaca wayfaring street performer and con artistΓÇöhave been estranged since childhoodseparated both by resentment and by wide miles of American highway. But when they learn that they are to receive an inheritancethe siblings agree to meetΓÇöonly to discover that their bequest isnΓÇÖt land or moneybut something far stranger: a sentient house on chicken legs. Thistlefootas the house is calledhas arrived from the YagasΓÇÖ ancestral home outside KyivΓÇöbut not alone. A sinister figure known only as the Longshadow Man has tracked it to American shoresbearing with him violent secrets from the past: fiery memories that have hidden in Isaac and BellatineΓÇÖs blood for generations. As the Yaga siblings embark with Thistlefoot on a final cross-country tour of their familyΓÇÖs traveling theater showthe Longshadow Man follows in relentless pursuitseeding destruction in his wake. Ultimatelytimemagicand legacy must collideΓÇöerupting in a powerful conflagration to determine who gets to remember the past and craft a new future. An enchanted adventure illuminated by Jewish myth and adorned with lyrical prose as tantalizing and sweet as briar berriesThistlefoot is a sweeping epic rich in Eastern European folklore: a powerful and poignant exploration of healing from multi-generational trauma told by a bold new talent.