Then the white bear was at the door. And before any of us could move, rose had crossed to him.She reached behind a large wooden trunk and drew out
a small knapsack.She must have hidden it there earlier."I will go with you",Rose said to the bear,and I watched,unbelieving,as the animal's great paws flashed and Rose as suddenly astrid the bear's back as if he were some enormous horse.
The white bear turned and disappeared through the doorway. Neddy let out a cry and ran after them, grabbing his coat as he went.
I started after them as well,but Eugenia blocked my way."She must go. It is her direction.Her choice."I looked to the empty doorway. I had lost everything I held dear. And there would be no reclaining it.
a small knapsack.She must have hidden it there earlier."I will go with you",Rose said to the bear,and I watched,unbelieving,as the animal's great paws flashed and Rose as suddenly astrid the bear's back as if he were some enormous horse.
The white bear turned and disappeared through the doorway. Neddy let out a cry and ran after them, grabbing his coat as he went.
I started after them as well,but Eugenia blocked my way."She must go. It is her direction.Her choice."I looked to the empty doorway. I had lost everything I held dear. And there would be no reclaining it.
East was an amazing book. I hadn't expected to like it so well when I checked it out. It was the kind of touchingly romantic story. Kind of like the frog prince because in the end the girl and hidden prince I guess you could call him fall in love. I really can't describe it appropriately to the standards I wish so I'll just leave it at that. I really recommend this book to everyone though. It is narrated by three different people, but that's really not a problem.
Review/Description
In the rural villages of Norway, there is an ancient belief that children inherit the qualities of the direction in which they are born. Nymah Rose, the last daughter of eight siblings born to a poor mapmaker and his superstitious wife, was a North-born baby. It is said that North-born babies are wild, unpredictable, intelligent, and destined to break their mothers' hearts because they all leave hearth and home to travel to the far ends of the earth. To keep her close, Rose’s mother lied and told her she had been born of the obedient and pliable East. But destiny cannot be denied. One day, a great white bear comes to the mapmaker’s door to claim Rose’s birthright. Everything that comes after, as richly imagined by author Edith Pattou, is the basis for one of the most epic romantic fantasies ever told. East is a deftly woven tapestry that melds traditional fairy tale motifs of both Beauty and the Beast and East of the Sun and West of the Moon, with the haunting icy lore of medieval northern lands. Told in a changing chorus of voices, including that of Rose, her hopeful brother Neddy, her regretful father, the charmed white bear, and the Troll Queen whose selfish wish is the catalyst that seals Rose’s fate, East will enchant any and all who venture within its pages. It is a tale for the Ages, and for all ages. Highly recommended.
In the rural villages of Norway, there is an ancient belief that children inherit the qualities of the direction in which they are born. Nymah Rose, the last daughter of eight siblings born to a poor mapmaker and his superstitious wife, was a North-born baby. It is said that North-born babies are wild, unpredictable, intelligent, and destined to break their mothers' hearts because they all leave hearth and home to travel to the far ends of the earth. To keep her close, Rose’s mother lied and told her she had been born of the obedient and pliable East. But destiny cannot be denied. One day, a great white bear comes to the mapmaker’s door to claim Rose’s birthright. Everything that comes after, as richly imagined by author Edith Pattou, is the basis for one of the most epic romantic fantasies ever told. East is a deftly woven tapestry that melds traditional fairy tale motifs of both Beauty and the Beast and East of the Sun and West of the Moon, with the haunting icy lore of medieval northern lands. Told in a changing chorus of voices, including that of Rose, her hopeful brother Neddy, her regretful father, the charmed white bear, and the Troll Queen whose selfish wish is the catalyst that seals Rose’s fate, East will enchant any and all who venture within its pages. It is a tale for the Ages, and for all ages. Highly recommended.
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hey, i read that!
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