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Winner of The Guardian's Not the Booker Prize. Fielding Bliss has
never forgotten the summer of 1984. The year a heatwave scorched
the small town of Breathed, Ohio. The year he became friends with
the devil. When a tattered and bruised thirteen-year-old boy turns
up in Breathed claiming to be Satan himself, everybody assumes he
is just a runaway. But when strange things start happening to the
townsfolk, there are some who start to believe that Sal is exactly
who he claims to be.
'A coming-of-age story filled with magic in language and plot:
beautiful and devastating' Observer, Books of the Year 'I felt
consumed by this book. I loved it, you will love it' Daisy Johnson,
author of Sisters 'A page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age story
told in undulating prose that settles right into you' Naoise Dolan,
author of Exciting Times 'Vivid and lucid, Betty has stayed with
me' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies 'I loved Betty'
Fiona Mozley, author of Hot Stew 'Breahtaking' Vogue 'A GIRL COMES
OF AGE AGAINST THE KNIFE' So begins the story of Betty Carpenter.
Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a white mother and a Cherokee father,
Betty is the sixth of eight siblings: the world they inhabit in the
rural town of Breathed, Ohio, is one of poverty and loss, of lush
landscapes and blazing stars. Despite the hardships she encounters,
Betty is resilient. Her curiosity about the natural world, her
fierce love for her sisters and her father's brilliant stories are
kindling for the fire of her own imagination, and in the face of
all to which she bears witness - the horrors of her family's past
and present - Betty discovers an escape: she begins to write.
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On the Savage Side
Tiffany McDaniel
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Arcade and Daffodil were born one minute apart, twins that swore to
always protect each other. Together, Arc and Daffy forge a world
shot through with colour and wonder: a patch of grass becomes an
archaeologist's dig; the toxic fumes emerging from the local paper
mill are the dust rising from wild horses gallopping in the
factory's basement; an abandoned 1950s convertible is a time
machine that can take them and their friends anywhere. Their bond
is an escape from their struggling family, their imaginations a
reprieve from the failing, lusterless streets of Chillicothe, Ohio.
As the legacy of addiction that has long plagued their mother
tightens its grip on their lives, Arc and Daffy try to build a new
life for themselves. But when a local prostitute is found tangled
in the banks of the river, Arc finds herself drawn to the mystery,
determined to find the truth and protect the only family she's ever
known. But as more familiar bodies are found and with the killer
circling closer and closer, Arc's mission to keep herself and her
sister safe becomes increasingly desperate - and the powerful
riptides of the savage side increasingly difficult to resist.
Drawing from the true story of six women killed in her native
state, acclaimed novelist and poet Tiffany McDaniel has written a
haunting, singular portrait of small towen America and an elegy for
missing women everywhere.
Six women - mothers, daughters, sisters - gone missing. Inspired by
the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this is the story of
two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims. Arcade and
Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With their fiery
red hair and thirst for an escape, they form an unbreakable bond
nurtured by their grandmother's stories. Together they disappear
into their imagination and forge a world where a patch of grass
reveals an archaeologist's dig, the smoke emerging from the local
paper mill becomes the dust rising from wild horses galloping deep
beneath the earth, and an abandoned 1950s convertible transforms
into a time machine that can take them anywhere. But no matter how
hard they try, Arc and Daffy can't escape the generational ghosts
that haunt their family. And so, left to fend for themselves in the
shadow of their rural Ohio town, the two sisters cling tight to one
another. Years later, as the sisters wrestle with the memories of
their early life, a local woman is discovered dead in the river.
Soon, more bodies are left floating in the water, and as the killer
circles ever closer, Arc's promise to keep herself and her sister
safe becomes increasingly desperate - and the powerful riptide of
the savage side more difficult to survive. Drawing from the true
story of women killed in Chillicothe, Ohio, acclaimed novelist and
poet Tiffany McDaniel has written a moving literary testament and
fearless elegy for missing women everywhere. PRAISE FOR TIFFANY
McDANIEL'S BETTY 'A coming-of-age story filled with magic in
language and plot' Observer 'Breahtaking' Vogue 'I felt consumed by
this book. I loved it, you will love it' Daisy Johnson 'A
page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age story told in undulating
prose that settles right into you' Naoise Dolan 'Vivid and lucid,
Betty has stayed with me' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Six women - mothers, daughters, sisters - gone missing. Inspired by
the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this is the story of
two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims. Arcade and
Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With their fiery
red hair and thirst for an escape, they form an unbreakable bond
nurtured by their grandmother's stories. Together they disappear
into their imagination and forge a world where a patch of grass
reveals an archaeologist's dig, the smoke emerging from the local
paper mill becomes the dust rising from wild horses galloping deep
beneath the earth, and an abandoned 1950s convertible transforms
into a time machine that can take them anywhere. But no matter how
hard they try, Arc and Daffy can't escape the generational ghosts
that haunt their family. And so, left to fend for themselves in the
shadow of their rural Ohio town, the two sisters cling tight to one
another. Years later, as the sisters wrestle with the memories of
their early life, a local woman is discovered dead in the river.
Soon, more bodies are left floating in the water, and as the killer
circles ever closer, Arc's promise to keep herself and her sister
safe becomes increasingly desperate - and the powerful riptide of
the savage side more difficult to survive. Drawing from the true
story of women killed in Chillicothe, Ohio, acclaimed novelist and
poet Tiffany McDaniel has written a moving literary testament and
fearless elegy for missing women everywhere. PRAISE FOR TIFFANY
McDANIEL'S BETTY 'A coming-of-age story filled with magic in
language and plot' Observer 'Breahtaking' Vogue 'I felt consumed by
this book. I loved it, you will love it' Daisy Johnson 'A
page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age story told in undulating
prose that settles right into you' Naoise Dolan 'Vivid and lucid,
Betty has stayed with me' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
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