Magdalena

Name: Magdalena
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781646033348
Price: 39.99 NZD
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By Candi Sary

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Summary

Set in a small, secluded town rife with gossip and superstition, Magdalena follows Dottie, a reclusive woman haunted by past miscarriages. When a scandal erupts involving a missing girl, a ghost, and an illicit affair, Dottie's life becomes entwined with her 15-year-old neighbour, Magdalena. As she navigates blurred lines between fantasy and reality, Dottie forms a complex relationship with Magdalena and a cast of enigmatic townsfolk, culminating in a haunting exploration of grief, connection, and self-discovery.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy atmospheric ghost stories, psychological horror, and novels exploring grief and human connection within small-town settings.

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"Beautifully written and satisfyingly creepy, this is one of the most poignant and original ghost stories I've ever read." - Mark Haskell Smith, author of Blown

In a small, secluded town that thrives on gossip and superstition, Dottie offers plenty of both when the scandal breaks about a missing girl, a ghost, and the affair that started it all. Having suffered a history of miscarriages, reclusive Dottie develops a strange motherly interest in her 15-year-old neighbour, Magdalena. Somewhere between fantasy and reality, Dottie finds new life in her relationship with the mysterious girl.

But Dottie's entanglements with Magdalena, a curious centenarian, a compelling stranger, an ex-mobster, and a murder of crows thrust this once cloistered woman into a frenzy of public scrutiny. To quell the rumours, Dottie puts pen to paper and discovers something as frightening as it is liberating—her voice.

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Winner of the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award for General Fiction, Magdalena has been praised for its beautiful, creepy storytelling and originality as a ghost story by Mark Haskell Smith. Nancy Klann-Moren highlights Candi Sary's mesmerizing writing style that immerses readers in Dottie's dreamlike reality, while Siel Ju calls it a "dark and delicate novel" that is a "mesmeric read". The novel captivates with its blend of ghostly mystery and intimate character study.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781646033348

Publisher: Regal House Publishing LLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 July 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Regal House Publishing LLC

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 218

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Candi Sary Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Literary Fiction

About the Author

Candi Sary's previous novel Black Crow White Lie won Reader Views Literary Award, a CIBA, and was First Runner-Up in the Eric Hoffer Book Award. A mother of two adult children, she lives in Southern California with her husband, a dog, a cat, and several ducks.