The Boatmans Daughter, Andy Davidson
The Boatmans Daughter, Andy Davidson
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The Boatman's Daughter
A Novel

Author: Andy Davidson

Narrator: Samantha Desz

Unabridged: 9 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/11/2020

Categories: Fiction, Gothic, Horror, Southern


Synopsis

A "lush nightmare" (Paul Tremblay) of a supernatural thriller about a young woman facing down ancient forces in the depths of the bayou.

Ever since her father was killed when she was just a child, Miranda Crabtree has kept her head down and her eyes up, ferrying contraband for a mad preacher and his declining band of followers to make ends meet and to protect an old witch and a secret child from harm.

But dark forces are at work in the bayou, both human and supernatural, conspiring to disrupt the rhythms of Miranda’s peculiar and precarious life. And when the preacher makes an unthinkable demand, it sets Miranda on a desperate, dangerous path, forcing her to consider what she is willing to sacrifice to keep her loved ones safe.

With the heady mythmaking of Neil Gaiman and the heartrending pacing of Joe Hill, Andy Davidson spins a thrilling tale of love and duty, of loss and discovery. The Boatman's Daughter is a gorgeous, horrifying novel, a journey into the dark corners of human nature, drawing our worst fears and temptations out into the light.

About Andy Davidson

Andy Davidson is the Bram Stoker Award–nominated author of In the Valley of the Sun and The Boatman’s Daughter. Born and raised in Arkansas, he makes his home in Georgia, where he lives with his wife, Crystal, and a bunch of cats.


Reviews

Goodreads review by LIsa Noell "Rocking the chutzpah!" on February 18, 2024

I never would have read this book if it hadn't been on Netgalley. And that would have been a damned shame. This story is everything I dislike in a book. Too damned hot and swampy! Well, by the time I finished this book, I was thinking that living alone in this place would be great for me. Not near a......more

Goodreads review by Roxane on July 21, 2020

I must say this is utterly compelling. I’ve not read anything like it. Strong voice. Strong characters. But the novel tries to balance dark fairy tale with realism and it doesn’t quite work. Parts are really hard to follow. Still I kind of loved this, too. I recommend it! Very Southern gothic.......more

Goodreads review by Sadie on March 10, 2020

Originally published at Cemetery Dance Feb. 5th [URL not allowed] Last year, if I talked about highly anticipated novels in 2020, The Boatman’s Daughter was at the top of my list. This is Bram Stoker Award finalist Andy Davidson’s second novel. His debut, In the Valley of the Su......more

Goodreads review by Johann (jobis89) on July 13, 2021

Just glad it’s over to be honest.......more

Goodreads review by LyyraBat on February 25, 2020

The novel begins from the perspective of Miranda Crabtree, the eponymous boatman’s daughter, on the night that will alter the course of her life forever. She is only eleven when she accompanies her father and an old witch to the preacher’s house for the birth of his child. What was to be a routine d......more


Awards

  • NYPL Best Books of the Year
  • NPR Best Book of the Year
  • Library Journal Best Books of the Year