Leslye Penelope

A woman journeys into a submerged world of gods and myth to save her home in this powerful historical fantasy that shines a light on the drowned Black towns of the American South. 'Our home began, as all things do, with a wish.' Jane Edwards hasn't spoken since she was eleven years old, when armed riders expelled her family from...

Rich and immersive... full of mesmerizing magic! — P. Djeli Clark, author of A Master of Djinn Clara Johnson can talk to spirits — a gift that saved her during her darkest moments, now a curse that's left her indebted to the cunning spirit world. So when a powerful spirit offers her an opportunity to gain her freedom, Clara seizes...