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Thistlefoot

Inspired by traditional tales of Baba Yaga, GennaRose Nethercott’s Thistlefoot is a weird and wonderful triumph.

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Review of ‘Thistlefoot’

Sure, Thistlefoot is about a house with chicken legs, but it's also about so much more. A vibrant, shape-shifting collage of family saga, Jewish folklore and magical adventure, GennaRose Nethercott's debut novel, Thistlefoot, is, like its namesake, weird and wonderful.

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