Curses and Other Buried Things, Caroline George
Curses and Other Buried Things, Caroline George
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Curses and Other Buried Things

Author: Caroline George

Narrator: Hallie Ricardo

Unabridged: 13 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 10/10/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Blood holds all kinds of curses.Seven generations of women in Susana Prather’s family have been lost to the Georgia swamp behind her house. The morning after her eighteenth birthday, she awakens soaked with water, with no memory of sleepwalking. No matter how she tries to stop it, she’s pulled from her safe bed night after night, haunted by her own family history and legacy. Now, the truth feels unavoidable: it’s only a matter of time before she loses her mind and the swamp becomes her grave.Unless she can figure out how to break the curse.When she isn’t sleepwalking, she’s dreaming of her great-great-great-great-grandmother, Suzanna Yawn, who set the curse in motion in 1855. Her ancestor’s life bears such similarity to her own that it might hold the key she seeks. Or it might only foretell tragedy.As Susana seeks solutions in the past and the present, family members hold secrets tighter to their chests, friends grow distant, and old flames threaten to sputter and die. But Susana has something no one else has been able to seize: the unflagging belief that all curses can be broken and that love can help a new future begin.Based on her own family history, award-winning novelist Caroline George’s latest novel is a staggeringly beautiful work of hope.Stand-alone young adult contemporary Southern gothicPerfect for fans of Wilder Girls, Dark and Shallow Lies, and Swamplandia!Book length: 97,000 wordsFamily trees are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

About Caroline George

Caroline George is the multi-award-winning author of Dearest Josephine, The Summer We Forgot, and other YA novels. She graduated from Belmont University with a degree in publishing and public relations and now dedicates her time to storytelling in its many forms. From a small town in Georgia, Caroline now resides in an even smaller town in Wyoming, where she works for a ranch. When she’s not glued to her laptop or filming cowboys, she can be found hiking, sipping a lavender latte, or practicing her horsemanship. Find her on Instagram: @authorcarolinegeorge; Twitter: @CarolineGeorge_; TikTok: @authorcarolinegeorge.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosh

In a Nutshell:Expected something dark and mysterious from the blurb; found it only partially. Didn’t expect to find romance in the plot; found it in abundance. Assumed this to be Adult fiction; turned out to be YA. In short, not my type of book, but might work better for a YA mystery fan. ~~~~~~~~~......more

Goodreads review by Caitlin

CAROLINE GEORGE, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?! Now that I've got that off my chest, let me start off my review with some words that encompass Curses and Other Buried Things: unexpected and unpredictable, deeply profound and moving, beautiful and tragic, storytelling at its finest. Curses and Other Buri......more

Goodreads review by Melissa

Okay, at this point, Caroline George just cannot do wrong in my eyes. I adored—ADORED—Dearest Josephine. I binge-read the mysterious romp that is The Summer We Forgot. And now Curses and Other Buried Things—it was unexpected and intriguing and captivating. The loveliness of the writing, the depth of......more

Quotes

'Caroline George spins an immersive, beautifully crafted tale about overcoming the life-defining words we've always heard about ourselves and finding the courage to live in freedom. Unforgettable.' Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

'A teenager strives to break a generations-old curse in which the firstborn daughter always meets a tragic end in this propulsive story by George (The Summer We Forgot) . . . Sumptuous, dark details increase the creeping atmosphere of this judiciously rendered psychological exploration of blame, healing, and trauma.' Publisher's Weekly

'Caroline George creates an authentic sense of place for her deep south small town--it feels like sitting in someone's living room listening to local gossip.' Isaac Marion, New York Times bestselling author of the Warm Bodies series

'Caroline George weaves an intricate, soul-stirring story that wonderfully illustrates the power of our words--both spoken and unspoken--and the authority we grant them over our lives. Brimming with poetic and lyrical language, Caroline breathes vibrant life into her characters and into the hearts of everyone who reads them.' Ellen Everett, author of I Saw You as a Flower and If Hearts Had Training Wheels

'Full of mystery and an eerie resonance, Curses and Other Buried Things explores the bonds, the beauty and the bitterness of family inheritances against a southern gothic setting that seeps into the reader like swamp water.' Autumn Krause, author of Before the Devil Knows You’re Here and A Dress for the Wicked

'Past and present are richly intertwined in this gorgeously written, atmospheric novel.' Lygia Day Peñaflor, author of Creep: A Love Story

'Pulses with Southern Gothic mystery and atmosphere like the hum of summer-night cicadas, and glows with hope and love like the fireflies that illuminate the sultry dark. The only thing that will slow your page-turning is pausing every other line to read a perfect sentence a few more times.' Jeff Zentner, Morris Award–winning author of The Serpent King

'This story shows the power of both forgiveness and hatred . . . If you are looking for a tale with more depth, this is the book for you.' Seattle Book Review

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