A US National Book Award Finalist: the new fantasy novel from the author of the acclaimed
crossover novel Anna and the Swallow Man. A story for fans of Neil Gaiman Philip Pullman and
The Book Thief.'As timeless as a fairy tale' - New York Times'Steeped in the rich traditions of
ghost stories and Jewish folklore this remarkable feat of storytelling is sure to delight' -
Kirkus ReviewsFor the Jews of Eastern Europe demons are everywhere. Talk of them is endless.
The fear they summon is real.Bluma and Yehuda Leib two young people from the little shetl of
Tupik know mostly of demons through stories - these and the occasional shiver down the back
of their necks. Until one night when they unexpectedly encounter the Dark One - Death - an
encounter which sends them spinning off on a journey in search of something they have both
lost.Theirs is a journey that will change everyhting. It will take them through the cemetery of
Tupik and into the Far Country the demon land filled with the souls of the dead. It will see
them make pacts with demons and declare war on Death itself.But can they possibly find their
way back . . . ?
