Category - Fiction / Fantasy
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Excellent
Listed - A year ago
Views - 7
Wishes - 1
Ships From - Utah
Est. Publication Date - Nov 2022
Seller Description
Exquisitely drawn characters imbue Lang’s unconventional plot with verisimilitude and heart, inspiring readers to ponder whether the world is stranger and more beautiful than it appears. Effervescent, ethereal, and suffused with wonder." ― Kirkus (starred review) "Lang’s melancholy, atmospheric writing sets the perfect tone as the Wilder sisters unravel the mystery. The result is a cozy supernatural outing perfect for an autumn night." ―Publisher's Weekly Ohioana Book Award finalist Ruth Emmie Lang returns with a new cast of ordinary characters with extraordinary abilities in The Wilderwomen. Five years ago, Nora Wilder disappeared. The older of her two daughters, Zadie, should have seen it coming, because she can literally see things coming. But not even her psychic abilities were able to prevent their mother from vanishing one morning. Zadie’s estranged younger sister, Finn, can’t see into the future, but she has an uncannily good memory, so good that she remembers not only her own memories, but the echoes of memories other people have left behind. On the afternoon of her graduation party, Finn is seized by an “echo” more powerful than anything she’s experienced before: a woman singing a song she recognizes, a song about a bird… When Finn wakes up alone in an aviary with no idea of how she got there, she realizes who the memory belongs to: Nora. Now, it’s up to Finn to convince her sister that not only is their mom still out there, but that she wants to be found. Against Zadie’s better judgement, she and Finn hit the highway, using Finn’s echoes to retrace Nora’s footsteps and uncover the answer to the question that has been haunting them for years: Why did she leave? But the more time Finn spends in their mother’s past, the harder it is for her to return to the present, to return to herself. As Zadie feels her sister start to slip away, she will have to decide what lengths she is willing to go to find their mother, knowing that if she chooses wrong, she could lose them both for good.
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The Wilderwomen: A Novel
ISBN: 9781250246912
Publisher Description
Ohioana Book Award finalist Ruth Emmie Lang returns with a new cast of ordinary characters with extraordinary abilities in The Wilderwomen. Five years ago, Nora Wilder disappeared. The older of her t...
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PangoBooks readers have mixed feelings about this book. Many appreciate the themes of family, sisterhood, and womanhood, and enjoy the magical realism and cozy adventure of the sisters' journey to find their missing mother. Some found the pace too slow and the overall plot lacking in excitement or depth, though they enjoyed the engaging characters and emotional moments. A few were disappointed, feeling the story had potential but ultimately failed to deliver, with some even finding it boring and the writing clunky. Overall, readers' satisfaction varied, ranging from those deeply invested in the characters to those who wished they could unread it.