Curdle Creek

<p>''A gorgeously written, surrealist folktale that goes bone deep. <b>Compelling, thought-provoking, thrilling, haunting</b>, Yvonne Battle-Felton''s<i> Curdle Creek</i> is <b>simply a marvel</b>'' Paul Tremblay, author of THE CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD and HORROR MOVIE<br><br>''A <b>thoughtful, sinister tour-de-force</b>'' Tananarive Due, L.A. Times Book Prize-winning author of THE REFORMATORY<br><br>Welcome to Curdle Creek. We''re dying to make you feel at home.<br><br>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.<br><br>Curdle Creek has one particularly strict policy: one in, one out.<br><br>And one day, it is Osira''s turn.<br><br>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.<br><br>''<b>Tautly written, utterly gripping</b>, Yvonne Battle-Felton''s novel invites the reader into<b> a world of mystery and mythology</b>'' Carolyn Ferrell, author of DEAR MISS METROPOLITAN</p>