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The Wonder That’s Keeping the Stars Apart

On a clear October night in 1847, a young woman stood alone on a Nantucket rooftop while her family and friends remainedView full post »

I’m Not Meryl Streep

Married fifteen years today, and here’s the thing I believe has made my long-suffering husband’s marriage toView full post »

She Began to Sing to Me

The wisdom of a mother’s song remains a mystery, until her daughter makes it her own. In writing The River Witch,View full post »

What She Would Have Said

This photo of a solemn little woman was sent to me by a cousin. “This is Granny Hyde,” she said. I sit andView full post »

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P r a i s e

" The River Witch welcomes the reader to a haunted landscape, authentically Southern, where the tragedies of the past and the most fragile, gorgeous kind of love-soaked hope are equally alive. This is one debut that you absolutely should not
miss."

~~ Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Backseat Saints

"Kimberly Brock’s The River Witch achieves what splendid writing ought to achieve – story and character that linger in the reader’s consciousness. Tender and intriguing, often dazzling in its prose, this is a mature work of fiction worthy of the celebration of praise."

~~ Terry Kay, Honored Georgia author of To Dance With the White Dog

A d d t o g o o d r e a d s

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M o r e p r a i s e

"There is magic and wonder in The River Witch, but the real enchantment here is the strength of the characters Roslyn and Damascus. Their voices are the current that carries the reader along in this compelling tale of healing and discovery."

~~ Sharyn McCrumb, New York Times bestselling author of The Ballad of Tom Dooley.

"With lyrical prose, Kimberly Brock explores the hidden places of the heart. The River Witch is a magical and bewitching story that, like a river, winds its way through the soul. In the voices of her wounded characters, Brock takes us through both the breaking and the healing of a life."

~~ Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Driftwood Summer