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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Snow Child returns to the mythical landscapes of Alaska with an unforgettable dark fairy tale that asks the question: Can love save us from ourselves?

“No one writes like Eowyn Ivey.”—Geraldine Brooks
“You will find yourself in places you…

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1 author picked Black Woods, Blue Sky as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I'm a big fan of folk, fairy, and myth re-tellings, and this re-telling of Bearskin set in modern day Alaska ticked all the boxes. It was soulful and heartbreaking and hopeful all at the same time. Loved it!

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