![]() ![]() The short story was a really clever spin on Rumpelstiltskin, keeping certain fantasy elements while coming up with more realistic and grounded explanations for other elements (Miryem can't literally turn silver to gold rather, she's very good at trading). The short story version was concise and packed a good punch. I can't help but feel that Spinning Silver was far better off when it was a short story in the collection The Starlit Wood. But the icy Staryk that haunt the woods soon hear of the young woman who can change silver to gold, and they don't exactly understand metaphorical language. Fed up with being cold and starving, Miryem hardens her heart and takes up the moneylending business herself, soon turning a tidy profit. Miryem is the daughter of a moneylender who can't bear to actually collect his dues. ![]() Naomi Novik's fairytale spree continues with Spinning Silver, a twist on the Rumpelstiltskin story. "To be warm instead of cold? To be rich and comfortable? To have a daughter who can turn silver into gold?" ![]()
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