04816cam a2200913 4500 1650089241 TxAuBib 20241008120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781640096639 1640096639 B0CSW4JQNJ Amazon 004689d7-7ad3-415c-8969-ddd6bb5bb9fd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10433658 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Chronister, Kay. The Bog Wife [Libby] : A Novel. Catapult, 2024. Victorian. Animals. Witches. family. literary fiction. Mythology. Historical. romance. ghosts. fairy tale. Paranormal. Fiction. novels. classic. supernatural. Gothic. love. Romantic Suspense. Death. suspense. feminist. Short Stories. mystery. Drama. Horror. urban fantasy. creepy. England. Adventure. magical realism. Historical Romance. Science Fiction. Thriller. feminism. Magic. Novella. Paranormal Romance. dark. sci-fi. fairy tales. demons. fiction books. fantasy. angels. gothic fiction. gothic literature. gothic novels. books fiction. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1909kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML:"A lush, beautifully written novel about trying to be a person in our strange world . . . Pick this one up for its exquisite characterization, decaying settings and a dash of Southern gothic horror." —Kiersten White, The New York Times Book Review A “haunting, brilliant” Appalachian folktale evoking the Southern gothic suspense of Sharp Objects and the eco spine-tinglers of Jeff Vandermeer (Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts) Five siblings in West Virginia unearth long-buried secrets when the supernatural bargain entwining their fate with their ancestral land is suddenly ruptured Since time immemorial, the Haddesley family has tended the cranberry bog. In exchange, the bog sustains them. The staunch seasons of their lives are governed by a strict covenant that is renewed each generation with the ritual sacrifice of their patriarch, and in return, the bog produces a “bog-wife.” Brought to life from vegetation, this woman is meant to carry on the family line. But when the bog fails—or refuses—to honor the bargain, the Haddesleys, a group of discordant siblings still grieving the mother who mysteriously disappeared years earlier, face an unknown future. Middle child Wenna, summoned back to the dilapidated family manor just as her marriage is collapsing, believes the Haddesleys must abandon their patrimony. Her siblings are not so easily persuaded. Eldest daughter Eda, de facto head of the household, seeks to salvage the compact by desecrating it. Younger son Percy retreats into the wilderness in a dangerous bid to summon his own bog-wife. And as youngest daughter Nora takes desperate measures to keep her warring siblings together, fledgling patriarch Charlie uncovers a disturbing secret that casts doubt over everything the family has ever believed about itself. At once a gothic eco-horror, a psychological drama, and a family saga, The Bog Wife is a propulsive read for fans of Shirley Jackson, Karen Russell, and Matt Bell that speaks to what is knowable and unknowable within a family history and how to know when it is time to move forward. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-10-08 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=004689d7-7ad3-415c-8969-ddd6bb5bb9fd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=004689d7-7ad3-415c-8969-ddd6bb5bb9fd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=004689d7-7ad3-415c-8969-ddd6bb5bb9fd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXPOT