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Born without a name, “the Lass” inherits an ability to talk to animals after she rescues a white reindeer from certain death. The enchantments continue when one day, a polar bear (isbjorn) comes to her family’s house and promises wealth if the Lass lives with him in a castle made of ice. The lass goes along, but realizes that something is amiss, from the creatures as servants to the intricate carvings on the castle’s pillars- symbols she’s learned from her ghost of a brother. Soon the lass reali
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I was looking for a light, escapist read that was good. I have been meaning to read this story for years. Match made in heaven, right? RIGHT! This was a lovely escapist read, but also a lovely read on its own. I felt like I was there with the lass and her family, from her quiet sweet father to her unpleasant mother to her sad older brother, in their cold snowy home. I loved her companion, Rollo, and I loved the lass herself. Her kindness and compassion, especially with animals, steered her well
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The lass doesn't have a name because her mother considered her an unwelcome addition to an already-starving family. Winter has been blowing on and on for years, the cold never seems to break, and there are always hungry bellies rumbling. When an ice bear shows up and offers to give her family riches in exchange for the lass accompanying him to an ice palace for a year and a day, the lass accepts. Unfortunately, her attempts to unravel the evil spell backfire and the lass must figure out how to s
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A romantic-fantasy-adventure based on the Norwegian folktale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon." The lass (her mom never named her!) agrees to spend a year in a remote ice palace with an enchanted isbjorn (polar bear). In return, her poor family will gain wealth and fame. Fulfilling her duty turns out to be harder than she imagined.
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