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Strange Folk

A Novel

by Alli Dyer

Length 10 hours 36 minutes

Language English

Narrators Megan Tusing, Suehyla El Attar-Young & Kitty Hendrix

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Bookseller recommendation

“Mountain magic, folk remedies, opioid epidemics, and complex generational trauma all stewed together in an appropriately strange and enchanting brew, Strange Folk will appeal to fans of Alix E. Harrow's Starling House. ”
— Rebecca • Fireside Books

Bookseller recommendation

“Alli had me captivated immediately upon the offering of Monster energy drinks to the old gods of Appalachia. Written like a native, Alli Dyer's Strange Folk is an eerie tribute to a beloved region. ”
— Julia • Four Seasons Books

Bookseller recommendation

“This may be my favorite book of the year. I came for the mountain magic and stayed for the complicated Appalachian multi-generation family drama. I love our main character, leaving home for better lands and returning with her head hung low, ready to return to her roots. I love her complicated relationship with her own mother. Most of all, I love the bonds of familial love and belonging that ring throughout this book. ”
— Rebecca • Fireside Books

Summary
About the author

A woman returns to her estranged, magical family in Appalachia, where a conjuring meant to protect the community may have summoned something sinister in this lush and “bewitching debut” (Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author) that is perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Deborah Harkness, and Sarah Addison Allen.

Lee left Craw Valley at eighteen without a backward glance. She wanted no part of the generations of her family who tapped into the power of the land to heal and help their community. But when she abandons her life in California and has nowhere else to go, Lee returns to Craw Valley with her children in tow to live with her grandmother, Belva.

Lee vows to stay far away from Belva’s world of magic, but when the target of one of her grandmother’s spells is discovered dead, Lee fears that Belva’s magic may have conjured something far more sinister. As she searches for answers to protect her family, Lee travels down a rabbit hole of strange phenomena and family secrets that force her to reckon with herself and rediscover her power.

Fiction

Alli Dyer grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia where her family has lived for generations. For the last decade, she has worked in entertainment and book publishing and now lives in Los Angeles. Strange Folk is her first novel.