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Set in the age-old forests of Belarus, young Alek is brought by his dying Mama to live with his grandfather. When the two of them venture out into the woods to bury her ashes, Grandfather becomes increasingly obsessed with living in the wild; the 'fairy stories' he tells, soon help the reader understand the events of his past; from 'the King of the West' laying siege, to the 'Winter King sending his subjects to 'that land called Perpetual Winter, where stirs the great frozen city called Gulag.'
Much of the novel is a 'man and boy' tale: lots of hunting, building shelters, contending with the snow.....But the outside world is still there...
Described on the cover as a combination of McCarthy's 'The Road' and the Brothers Grimm (I would add with a twist of 'The Shining'), this seemed to me more of a YA read. Although it's 420 pages, it's quite a quick read; I sat and read the whole thing in a day. At times I felt I'd had enough of the detailed descriptions of forest life (I felt the same about 'The Road'), and I wasn't entirely convinced by Elenya. But certainly the author creates a vivid picture of the 'pushcha' forestlands of Belarus, and a spirit of wildness.


Tags : Gingerbread [Robert Dinsdale] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. HardCover. Pub Date :2014-02-13 Pages: 432 Language: English Publisher: The Borough Press Fairy tale and history. wilderness and civilisation collide in this brilliant and magical new novel from the author of Little Exiles In the depths of winter in. the land of Belarus. where ancient forests straddle modern country borders. an orphaned boy and his grandfather go to scatter his mother's ashes in the woodlands. Her last request to rest where she grew up will be fulfilled. Frightening though it is to leave the city . the boy knows he must keep his promise to mama: to stay by and protect his grandfather. whatever happens Her last potent gifts - a little wooden horse. and hunks of her homemade gingerbread - give him vigour And grandfather's magical stories help push.. the harsh world away. But the driving snow. which masks the tracks of forest life. also hides a frozen history o...,Robert Dinsdale,Gingerbread,The Borough Press,0007488882

Gingerbread Robert Dinsdale 9780007488889 Books Reviews

Nancy Wynne Newhall was an American photography critic, who once quoted remarkably about the wilderness in nature
“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.”

Robert Dinsdale, an English author, has spun a spectacularly wild tale about a boy, some unforgettable forest fables and forest in the unexplored land of Belarus, in his new novel, Gingerbread.

I'd like to thank the author immensely, for sending me over the copy of his new novel, in return for an honest review.

A young boy travels to the other part of city with his mama to visit his grandpa, who he used to address as "papa". But then his mother dies due to cancer, and his mama make him promise her that he would take care of his "papa" no matter what. Thus begins the story of a boy and a man who was once a boy! His mother wanted to take her ashes to the tenement where she grew up with her baba and papa in the forest. But after reaching the forest and after laying his mama alongside her baba, his "papa" couldn't leave the forest and become relentless to go away from the wild, so they settle up there in the forest by making camps and dens and eating the dead his mama's gingerbread and listening to the trees and living up with the wild. Each season goes by, and the boy's "papa's" wild fables become wilder and more sinister with the tales of the Perpetual Winter in the City of Gulag and the Winter King's wrath. But when a little girl, named Elenya comes to live in the forest along with her parents in the boy's old house, things get changed and the boy becomes more drawn to the life he had abandoned in the city and seeing the girl with her parents in a warm home, leave the boy with a longing feeling and thus eventually he grows more distant from his "papa". Will the boy hold onto his wild "papa" to keep his mother's promise? Will his longing make him go away from the wild which is now his only home? Read this delirious novel which not only awes your mind but also leaves your heart with a longing feeling for the unknown wild out there.

You must be wondering what the boy's name and why the protagonist do not have a name, well to be honest, that's a mystery and it is revealed later, and for that you really need to read this compelling novel!

This is a good book to break away from the daily hustle-bustle of the city. But this book is not a light-read book, instead, it has got a depth like The Devil's Sinkhole, that for the whole time you lose yourself in the wilderness of the forests. What can I say about the author's illustrious storytelling, in one word- completely incredible. Not even for a single second, I found myself wandering away from the gripping tale.
A boy, his dead mama, and his papa (his mama's father), Elenya and Mr. Navitski are the key characters of the book, which adds an edge to the tale which makes the story more believable and justifiable. Their flaws are dark sides are strikingly portrayed, for example, the girl, Elenya had a dark side and it was not revealed in the story and that anticipation made the story more intriguing. The characterization is skillfully crafted and the unfolding of the plot was remarkably narrated by the author.

The author has shed light about the wilderness which somehow held the answers to the boy's unanswered questions and curiosity.

Do read this novel and find yourself losing away in the wild of the nature and in the fables that touch your mind and soul by leaving an impression upon your mind.
Set in the age-old forests of Belarus, young Alek is brought by his dying Mama to live with his grandfather. When the two of them venture out into the woods to bury her ashes, Grandfather becomes increasingly obsessed with living in the wild; the 'fairy stories' he tells, soon help the reader understand the events of his past; from 'the King of the West' laying siege, to the 'Winter King sending his subjects to 'that land called Perpetual Winter, where stirs the great frozen city called Gulag.'
Much of the novel is a 'man and boy' tale lots of hunting, building shelters, contending with the snow.....But the outside world is still there...
Described on the cover as a combination of McCarthy's 'The Road' and the Brothers Grimm (I would add with a twist of 'The Shining'), this seemed to me more of a YA read. Although it's 420 pages, it's quite a quick read; I sat and read the whole thing in a day. At times I felt I'd had enough of the detailed descriptions of forest life (I felt the same about 'The Road'), and I wasn't entirely convinced by Elenya. But certainly the author creates a vivid picture of the 'pushcha' forestlands of Belarus, and a spirit of wildness.