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Synopsis
A terrible family curse threatens four generations of women in a spellbinding novel of haunting secrets, magic, and healing by the Edgar Award-nominated author of The Taken Ones. After her husband's infidelity, devastated Katrine Blackthorn reluctantly returns to Faith Falls, Minnesota, to her family's Queen Anne mansion on the hill and the magic that binds them all. Her grandmother Velda charms everyone she meets. Her mother, Ursula, is a brewer of potions who sees a threat around every corner. And there's her estranged sister, Jasmine, broken by something no one will name. With Katrine's return, all that the Blackthorns have feared seems to be manifesting. The snakes amassing with the spring thaw and the stranger who's rolled into town are just the first omens threatening the fragile peace the family is rebuilding. Now Katrine must face the darkest secret of her lineage and rediscover her own magic if the Blackthorn women are to survive. Revised edition: Previously published as The Catalain Book of Secrets, this edition of The Blackthorn Women includes editorial revisions.
Is The Blackthorn Women appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Parents should know this book deals with adult themes including infidelity and family trauma, plus magical elements involving curses and potential supernatural threats. Some moderate tension and potentially disturbing imagery involving snakes.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include emotional abuse, cheating, and family dysfunction (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Readers will be drawn into the mysterious curse threatening four generations of magical women and the secrets they must uncover to survive.