Diabhal

Name: Diabhal
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (9 reviews)
Author: Kathleen Kaufman
ISBN: 9781666543469

Author: Kathleen Kaufman

Series: Diahbal #1

Narrator: Arielle DeLisle

Unabridged: 8 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 10/27/2020

Categories: Fiction, Occult & Supernatural, Horror, Suspense & Thriller, Supernatural

Synopsis

Ceit Robertson, age ten, is the next Matrarc to the Society, a cultish matriarchal group living in an inconspicuous cul-de-sac in Venice Beach. When Ceit’s mother is attacked by spirits from the old world, a failed exorcism results in Ceit’s exile into the foster-care system in Los Angeles. She eventually lands in the infamous MacLaren Hall, a very real and historically auspicious center for disturbed and abandoned children in El Monte. As Ceit grows into a force of nature, she discovers that the devil might not be what we should truly fear. A sympathetic story of the devil in Los Angeles, Diabhal explores the true nature of evil and how intention colors our definition of what wickedness truly is.

About Kathleen Kaufman

Kathleen Kaufman is the author of The Lairdbalor and Hag, as well as other horror novels. A University of Southern California alum, she teaches high-school English and undergraduate writing and composition. She is also an avid amateur photographer and has had work featured in publications such as The Huffington Post. A native Coloradan, she is a long-time resident of Los Angeles.

About Arielle DeLisle

Arielle DeLisle is a narrator, voice actor, and commercial producer based in Phoenix, Arizona. She has recorded more than sixty audiobooks, including dystopian young adult titles and Michael Wallace's Righteous series. She lives with her two young, dinosaur-loving kids and several mischievous cats.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle

I cannot stop thinking about this book. Kathleen Kaufman has done it again. All those little things that go bump in the night on the other side of the veil, she lowers the curtain just enough to scare the crap out of you. When I read "Hag" last year, I curated it into my personal library, because I......more

Goodreads review by Amber

Oh man. This story wasn't what I expected but it surpassed any expectations that I had. With a cover like this I thought that it was going to be something terrifying, nightmare worthy. However, this story follows a young girl, Ceit, that is sooo much more than what meets the eye. In the beginning th......more

Goodreads review by Nicholas

Diabhal (pronounced dev-uhl) is the newest novel from Kathleen Kaufman, author of prior works such as Hag (2018) and The Lairdbalor (2017). The novel focuses on Ceit, a precocious girl at the age of ten who lives in a cul-de-sac populated with her extended family who are all part of a cult called Th......more