by S.A.
Bolich
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BLURB:
Lilith
Stark knows from experience that dead doesn't necessarily mean gone. Gettysburg
took Joab's life, but her husband struck a bargain with Heaven to come home
instead. She’s not about to turn away whatever the Yankees have left to her of
their all-too-brief marriage. But when she inadvertently lets slip to the
neighbors that not only Joab has come home, but one of the neighbor boys as
well, she ignites a town already rubbed raw by the endless sorrows of civil
war. Joab’s insistence on trying to “do” for her as though he were still alive,
and Lilith's happy penchant for creating unexpected rainbows, only make things
worse. A private little war between Lilith and the unrelentingly proper Reverend
Fisk leads to a very public confrontation in which Lilith will either get the
town to accept her--magic, ghosts, and all--or find herself locked away as a
madwoman, deprived of everything that makes her life worthwhile.
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Excerpt:
“Lilith!” Joab roared on top of Bert’s, “Miz Stark!”
Bert disappeared from the doorway. Joab stepped toward her;
she tried to hush herself up but couldn’t manage it. Her ribs hurt and she
couldn’t breathe, and still the giggles just kept bubbling up out of her.
Pretty soon she caught a wispy movement in the corner of her eye and saw the
giggles turning to little floaty sparks bouncing around her like soap bubbles.
The nearside mule snorted at one and bounced it back toward her. It splatted
into another one, and they rained light all over the dirt in the barnyard and laid
there, glowing sort of silvery gold.
“What in hell…?”
That was Bert, arrived in the yard still clutching his
pistol and staring like an owl. Lilith knew she couldn’t explain if she tried
all year. She gave up on the notion and just let the giggles take her.
“Lil!”
Joab squatted down in the dirt beside her. “Come on now,
pull yourself together. Bert thinks you’re loonier than Abe Lincoln. What’s the
matter with you?”
Lilith tried to stop but discovered she couldn’t. She fought
to take a deep breath and get control of herself. Her lungs seemed locked up
somehow, and she just couldn’t stop laughing. “Hysterical,” Joab muttered,
sounding so disgusted that Lilith wanted to slap him but couldn’t manage that,
either.
She floundered around, trying to get to her feet, and found
Bert Cummings waving a hand down in her face. She reached up to take it.
“Lilith Stark! What in the name of God are you doing?”
Even the mules shied from the outrage in the Reverend Fisk’s
voice.
For me this was really a unique read... really way out of my norm... But yet I was very intrigued with the entire book and how it all fell so well together! I think I was just really more impressed that I would actually like this type of book set back this far in time with the twist of writing style it has. I would recommend this book to anyone!
*Received for an honest review*
*Received for an honest review*
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
S. A. Bolich's books often open quietly—but don’t be fooled. By
page 10 you may be hooked so thoroughly you’ll forget to get off at your bus
stop. Her worlds are lived-in, magical, sometimes mind-bendingly exotic, always
historically accurate, and inhabited by people who reach out and grab us by the
throat and make us care about their problems. An historian, former military
intelligence officer, and lifelong horsewoman, she brings a deep love of wild
places and a degree in history to her work, creating enchanting and believable
worlds with a sideways slant on reality. She writes everything from “straight”
and alternate history to fantasy and science fiction, filled with characters
who remain in your heart long after the book is closed. She is also an accomplished
rider who helps aspiring writers get their fictional equines right through her
“Horses in Fiction” series on her blog. Learn more and find the complete list
of her works at www.sabolichbooks.com.
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