Curdle Creek

'A gorgeously written, surrealist folktale that goes bone deep. Compelling, thought-provoking, thrilling, haunting, Yvonne Battle-Felton's Curdle Creek is simply a marvel' Paul Tremblay, author of THE CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD and HORROR MOVIE'A thoughtful, sinister tour-de-force' Tananarive Due, L.A. Times Book Prize-winning author of THE REFORMATORYWelcome to Curdle Creek. We're dying to make you feel at home.Osira, a forty-five-year-old widow, is an obedient follower of the strict conventions of Curdle Creek, an all-Black town in rural America governed by a tradition of ominous rituals designed to keep the residents safe.Curdle Creek has one particularly strict policy: one in, one out.And one day, it is Osira's turn.Forced into the great unknown. The sinister reality of her birthplace unravels around her. As she comes face-to-face with those she believed were lost, Osira must reckon with all she has ever been told and confront the insidious cruelties of inheritance.'Tautly written, utterly gripping, Yvonne Battle-Felton's novel invites the reader into a world of mystery and mythology' Carolyn Ferrell, author of DEAR MISS METROPOLITAN

Ideal for readers interested in historical fiction.