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There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby: Scary Fairy TalesNew York Times Bestseller Winner of the World Fantasy Award One of New York Magazine's 10 Best Books of the Year One of NPR's 5 Best Works of Foreign Fiction The celebrated scary fairy tales of Russia's preeminent contemporary fiction writer the author of the prizewinning memoir about growing up in Stalinist Russia, The Girl from the Metropol Hotel Vanishings and aparitions, nightmares and twists of fate, mysterious ailments and supernatural
New York Times BestsellerWinner of the World Fantasy Award
One of New York Magazine's 10 Best Books of the Year
One of NPR's 5 Best Works of Foreign Fiction The celebrated scary fairy tales of Russia's preeminent contemporary fiction writer--the author of the prizewinning memoir about growing up in Stalinist Russia, The Girl from the Metropol Hotel Vanishings and aparitions, nightmares and twists of fate, mysterious ailments and supernatural interventions haunt these stories by the Russian master Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, heir to the spellbinding tradition of Gogol and Poe. Blending the miraculous with the macabre, and leavened by a mischievous gallows humor, these bewitching tales are like nothing being written in Russia--or anywhere else in the world--today.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 09/01/2009
ISBN: 9780143114666
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 7.74h x 5.12w x 0.59d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/13/2009 pg. 34
Library Journal 09/15/2009 pg. 55
Booklist 10/15/2009 pg. 32
New York Times Book Review 11/22/2009 pg. 14
New York Times Book Review 11/29/2009 pg. 22
Asimov's Science Fiction 07/01/2010 pg. 110
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★★★★★ 5
My Daddy is a Cowboy!
Format: Hardcover
This is a great book.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2024
★★★★★ 5
So good!
Format: Hardcover
Full of heart and joy
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Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Yes, Black Cowboys in NYC!
Format: Hardcover
I just read this book with my granddaughter on Libby and ordered it immediately from Amazon. (I will also order it in a Spanish version for my granddaughter to bring to her school). My husband is a musician who performed at the “Atlantic Antic” in Brooklyn many, many years ago. He told us about the Black Cowboys in Brooklyn who trotted up to his concert on Atlantic Ave. “It was surreal,” he said, “to see black cowboys on horseback in New York City!”
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Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2025
★★★★★ 5
thrilling ride of a book
Format: Kindle
Beautiful... I love the tenderness of the father-daughter relationship, and the gentle love between rider and horse, contrasted with the raw thrill of the pre-dawn adventure. This book manages to portray something so specific - an urban horseback ride - with such deep and universal appeal.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Beautiful book!
Format: Hardcover, Format: Hardcover
This book perfectly exemplifies how soft and simple can be so magical. The lyrical language laden with sensory details, paired with the vibrant visuals, makes for an absolute treat of an experience! The father-child time at night immediately reminded me of OWL MOON and just like owling, urban horseback riding is something we’ve never experienced personally, so it was especially thrilling to experience it with my children through this book.
I also love that this book is a celebration of Black culture and joy. Finding the universal through the specific is the key to any good story, and the author has a real knack for it. Just like the Abuelita in this story, my mother is the first to wake up, and we find her nestled in her chair with a cup of coffee. And the description of the little girl’s kiss on her Abuelita’s papery cheek brought back memories of my own grandmother’s papery cheek – something I miss very much. Picture books really are for everyone.
All the starred reviews are so well-deserved and I’d be very surprised if this book didn’t win awards. Highly recommend!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2024
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