In this sumptuous atmospheric historical fantasy set in post-World War One Appalachia three
outcasts with misunderstood magical gifts search for their place in the world while battling
the dark forces that circle their community. Perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Susanna
Clarke. Kate Mayer has always been troubled by visions of the future. No matter what she does
her disturbing premonitions come to pass--often with terrible consequences. But Kate has a
secret: swirling romantic dreams of a strange boy and a chance meeting in the woods. Oliver
Chadwick Jr. returned from the Great War disabled disillusioned and able to see the dead.
Haunted by the death of his best friend Oliver realizes that his ability to communicate with
spirits may offer the chance of closure he desperately seeks. Nora Jo Barker's mother and
grandmother were witches but she has never nurtured her own power. Always an outsider she has
made a place for herself as the town's schoolteacher clinging to the independence the job
affords her. When her unorthodox ideas lead to her dismissal salvation comes in the form of a
witch from the mountains who offers her a magical apprenticeship. Yet as she begins to fall
for another woman in town her loyalties pull her in disparate directions. Rumors of a dark
force stalking the town only push Kate Oliver and Nora Jo onwards in their quest to determine
their own destinies. But there are powers in the world stronger and stranger than their own
and not all magic is used for good...
