A B PoranekAnia Poranek grew up in Canada but spent her summers in the Polish countryside, reading under apple trees and helping care for her dziadek's chickens. Her love of animals led her to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine, though she never stopped wriing along the way. Her first novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, is an ode to Poland's wild woodlands, wilder folktales, and the girls who were raised by them. Read More Read Less