Women’s fiction/historical fiction/folklore
Date Published: May 9, 2023
Publisher: Tantor Media
Narrator: Allyson Voller
Run Time: 10 hours
When their Ukrainian grandmother is lost on a trans-Atlantic Flight, two
sisters are swept into a quest across eastern Europe to find the woman who
had always told more tales than truths.
From Poland to Slovakia to Hungary and beyond, Larissa and Ira navigate the
steps of Ukrainian folk dance, the cliff-side paths of Slovak Paradise
National Park, and the stark realities of war, folktales, and feminism, all
for the sake of chasing who they’re starting to believe is a true Baba Yaga.
Understanding their family’s roots has never been more clear.
The setting’s mythic properties drift like ghosts in the humid air, hinting
of the folktales the sisters whisper like codes of bravery. The nesting
dolls they discover reveal how each woman becomes stronger when tucked one,
within another, within another—forgetting lies and truths to seize
upon history, love, and the familial traditions that have shaped them into
who they are together.
About the Author
Author and professional editor Kris Spisak has been spotlighted in Writer’s
Digest and The Huffington Post for her work to helping other writers. Her
non-fiction books include Get a Grip on Your Grammar: 250 Writing and
Editing Reminders for the Curious or Confused, The Novel Editing Workbook,
and The Family Story Workbook. Spisak’s background and her own family
experience in the Ukrainian diaspora add weight to her fiction debut, The
Baba Yaga Mask.
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