
An enchanting atmospheric new novel from New York Times-bestselling author Marisa Silver In an unnamed country at the beginning of the last century a peasant couple longs for a child In despair they turn to gypsy tonics & archaic prescriptions & one cold wintery night the couple's wish comes true But the silence that follows the birth forewarns of darker days to come Strangers look on askance & fall speechless in the child's presence & villagers protectively hush their children as they pass on narrow market lanes Pavla is no ordinary child but then this is no ordinary tale Woven throughout is the story of Danilo a young man who sees beauty where others see ugliness & who is obsessed only with protecting Pavla Drawing from a rich tapestry of fables fairy tales & folklore Little Nothing is a fantastically inventive suspenseful allegory & one of the most quixotic & constantly surprising love stories you will read this year