Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves
Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves
Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves
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Description
Description
At turns haunting and breathtaking, Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves explores the legacy of trauma and the ghostly imprint grief leaves on the world around it as three women face the ruins of an old Southern town lost deep beneath the waves.
Years ago, yellow fever gripped the small lakeside town of Prosper, Arkansas. At the height of that summer swelter, in the midst of an unexpected storm, the dam broke and the valley flooded--drowning the town and everyone trapped inside.
Some claim it wasn't an accident.
Now, decades later, three young women find themselves drawn to the land that still bears the scars. Cassie: terrified to go near the water ever since witnessing an impossible drowning. Lark: returning to her childhood home to face the anguish of her father's mental breakdown. June: caught between longing for a fresh start and bearing witness to the ghosts of the past. Bound together, all three must contend with their home's complex legacy--and with the ruins of the town lurking far beneath the watchful water.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Readers should prepare themselves to get lost in a dreamy, lush narrative, riddled with stirring subterfuge, captivating characters, and a visceral sense of place. Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves is a lyrical swarm of history, friendship, tragedy, and the limitlessness of reality. June, Lark, and Cassie are like sirens calling from a distant shore luring the reader further and further into the depths of understanding. You won't be able to put it down." -- Lo Patrick, author of The Floating Girls
"Eerie and deeply atmospheric, Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves immediately transported me to a hot, sticky lakeside summer, where the story wrapped around me, pulled me under, and wouldn't let go." -- Nichelle Giraldes, author of No Child of Mine
"Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves is pure alchemy--it breathes in a mystery and exhales magic. In Prosper, Arkansas, up is down, history is alive, fantasy is reality, grief becomes horror becomes salvation. I loved getting sucked into the slow, sticky Southern summer with these rich characters, watching helplessly as they struggle with love and loss and legacy while the past haunts them at every turn." -- Eden Robins, author of When Franny Stands Up
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