Strange Folk

Name: Strange Folk
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Alli Dyer
ISBN: 9781797175843

Author: Alli Dyer

Narrator: Megan Tusing, Suehyla El Attar-Young, Kitty Hendrix

Unabridged: 10 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 08/06/2024

Categories: Fiction, Small Town & Rural, Family Life

Synopsis

A woman returns to her estranged, magical family in Appalachia, where a conjuring meant to protect the community may have summoned something sinister in this lush and “bewitching debut” (Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author) that is perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Deborah Harkness, and Sarah Addison Allen.

Lee left Craw Valley at eighteen without a backward glance. She wanted no part of the generations of her family who tapped into the power of the land to heal and help their community. But when she abandons her life in California and has nowhere else to go, Lee returns to Craw Valley with her children in tow to live with her grandmother, Belva.

Lee vows to stay far away from Belva’s world of magic, but when the target of one of her grandmother’s spells is discovered dead, Lee fears that Belva’s magic may have conjured something far more sinister. As she searches for answers to protect her family, Lee travels down a rabbit hole of strange phenomena and family secrets that force her to reckon with herself and rediscover her power.

About Alli Dyer

Alli Dyer was born in Tennessee and raised in the mountains of Virginia. She is the author of Strange Folk and Night Songs, and for the last decade, she has worked in entertainment and book publishing. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tiffany on June 30, 2024

Many thanks to the author, Alli Dyer, and Atria Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book. The publication date is set for August 06, 2024! This story is set in the Appalachians, which is such a perfect setting. The mood of the book was just right. I especially enjoyed the mystery aspect;......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay L on October 09, 2024

2 stars A backwoods, witchy, atmospheric mountain magic tale. The premise of this book really appealed to me. I love stories revolving around Appalachian small towns, especially ones with witchy elements and natural healing. The dark and foreboding atmosphere was palpable and one of the best parts of......more

Goodreads review by Keila (speedreadstagram) on January 17, 2024

While I was excited for this book, things quickly fell apart. I am the type that if you give me a new world or magic system, I need it explained, and I do not think that happened in this book. The author did do a good job of creating a nice atmosphere, she failed to fully explain the rules and intri......more

Goodreads review by Kristy on August 29, 2024

This story is told in third person and follows Lee as she moves her children Meredith and Cliff back to Craw Valley, where she grew up, into the home of Grandma Mama, her maternal grandmother Belva, temporarily while she waits for her divorce to settle. The Buck family is well known in the region fo......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 01, 2024

A book about a family of witches who live in the mountains, draw power from nature, and learn how to cope with and process their generational trauma?! I wanted to love this so badly; but there was just too much going on. Drug addiction, alcoholism, childhood trauma, divorce, pedophilia, romance(?),......more