“Blood holds all kinds of curses.” Seven generations of women
in Susana Prather’s family have been lost to the Georgia swamp
behind her house. The morning after her eighteenth birthday, she
awakens soaked with water, with no memory of sleepwalking. No
matter how she tries to stop it, she’s pulled from her safe bed
night after night, haunted by her own family history and legacy.
Now, the truth feels unavoidable: it’s only a matter of time
before she loses her mind and the swamp becomes her grave. Unless
she can figure out how to break the curse. When she isn’t
sleepwalking, she’s dreaming of her
great-great-great-great-grandmother, Suzanna Yawn, who set the
curse in motion in 1855. Her ancestor’s life bears such
similarity to her own that it might hold the key she seeks. Or it
might only foretell tragedy. As Susana seeks solutions in the past
and the present, family members hold secrets tighter to their
chests, friends grow distant, and old flames threaten to sputter
and die. But Susana has something no one else has been able to
seize: the unflagging belief that all curses can be broken and that
love can help a new future begin. Based on her own family history,
award-winning novelist Caroline George’s latest novel is a
staggeringly beautiful work of hope. Stand-alone young adult
contemporary Southern gothic Perfect for fans of Wilder
Girls, Dark and Shallow Lies, and Swamplandia! Includes
discussion questions for book clubs
General
Imprint: |
Thomas Nelson Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Caroline George
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Dimensions: |
213 x 139mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover - With dust jacket
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Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7852-3624-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-7852-3624-4 |
Barcode: |
9780785236245 |
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