Burn Our Bodies Down
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"[A] deliriously creepy tale...that'll keep your nightmares up at night." --Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood
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"[A] deliriously creepy tale...that'll keep your nightmares up at night." --Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel WoodFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller Wilder Girls comes a feverishly twisty thriller about a girl whose past has always been a mystery--until she decides to return to her mother's hometown . . . where history has a tendency to repeat itself.
Ever since Margot was born, it's been just her and her mother, struggling to get along. But that's not enough for Margot. She wants family. She wants a past. And she may have just found the answer: A photograph, pointing her to a town called Phalene. Only, when Margot gets there, it's not what she bargained for.
As soon as they see her face, everyone in town knows who Margot belongs to. It's unmistakable--she's a Nielsen. And when a mysterious girl who could be Margot's twin is pulled from a fire, Margot realizes that her mother left Phalene for a reason. But was it to hide her past? Or was it to protect Margot from what's still there?
The only thing Margot knows for sure is there's poison in their family tree, and their roots are dug so deeply into Phalene that now that she's there, she might never escape.
Praise for Wilder Girls:
4 STARRED REVIEWS!
"Fresh and horrible and beautiful....readers will be consumed and altered by Wilder Girls."-NPR
"This thrilling saga...is sure to be one of the season's most talked-about books, in any genre."--EW
"The perfect kind of story for our current era."--Hypable
"Your new favorite book."--Cosmopolitan
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one flick and catch of the lighter, fire blooming between my fingers. It s too hot for this. Late June, sun close and watchful. Here I am anyway. Flame guttering in and out, in andout.
The candle I lit this morning is on the coffee table. Scented, cloves and pine--Mom stole it from work last year and we ve been putting off using it, burning every other thing we can find. A bowl of tea lights, clean and bright, or a prayer candle she took from church. But we re running low, and this Christmas shit was the only one left in the box Mom keeps under her bed. Too sweet, too strong. But the rules are more important. They re always more important.
Keep a fire burning; a fire is what saves you. The first, the last, the heart of them all. She taught me that as soon as I was old enough to hold a lighter in my palm. Whispered it to me in the dark. Pressed it against my forehead in place of a kiss. And I used to ask why, because it makes less than any sense at all. But you learn quick when you re Jo Nielsen s daughter. It s answers or her, and you ll only ever get one of them, so you d better be careful deciding which it is.
I picked her. And even so, I don t get much of her most days.
With one hand, I test the breeze coming through the window I m sitting at. It s barely anything, but I want to be sure it won t put the candle flame out. She pretends not to care about that anymore, says the lighting is the important thing--and it is, it is. She watches me do it every morning with this look on her face I ll never understand. But still. I remember the fight we had the first time she came home to a blackened, bare wick. I won t let that happen again if I can help it. Especially not these days, with Mom always in a mood, holding herself open like a trap.
I get up from the windowsill and slide to the floor, tilt my head into the shade. Floorboards sticking to my thighs, salt on my tongue every second. Above me I can see the
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smoke gathering, blue against the crackling ceiling. Nothing to worry about. Detectors disabled ages back. Mom ripped them down herself, paid the fire department to stop coming around. They turned off the electricity that month, but it was worth it. To her, anyway. And me, I went to school, and I came home, and I did my homework with a flashlight between my teeth. Made a life for myself inside the mess of my mother s head, just like always.
I think I d give anything to know what happened to leave her like this. As long as it s not waiting to happen tome.
The sun s dropped and left the room dim by the time I hear the station wagon rattle up outside. Mom back from her shift at the funeral home. She works at the front desk and takes all the calls, tells people if the coffin they picked is too short, helps them order enough whiskey for the wakes.
Footsteps on the stairs, but I don t stand up. My whole body languid and heavy, the humid air pinning me down. Mom can carry the groceries by herself.
She s a mess when she gets inside. Hair loose, sticking to her mouth, and a coffee stain on the lapel of her shirt. We look so alike that people are always calling us sisters,and not in a way that s flattery. The same somber mouth, the same streaks of gray at our temples. Mine came early, so early I don t remember what I looked like without them, and sometimes I catch Mom staring. Sometimes I catch her about to cry. I used to think maybe it was that I reminded her of my father--the man she never talks about, the man who must have given me something. But then I stopped thinking about him at all. Started wondering about where Mom came from instead. About who gave her the face that looks so much like mine.
Hey, she says, squinting over the top of the grocery bag at me, and there s a smudge of something at the corn
I think I d give anything to know what happened to leave her like this. As long as it s not waiting to happen tome.
The sun s dropped and left the room dim by the time I hear the station wagon rattle up outside. Mom back from her shift at the funeral home. She works at the front desk and takes all the calls, tells people if the coffin they picked is too short, helps them order enough whiskey for the wakes.
Footsteps on the stairs, but I don t stand up. My whole body languid and heavy, the humid air pinning me down. Mom can carry the groceries by herself.
She s a mess when she gets inside. Hair loose, sticking to her mouth, and a coffee stain on the lapel of her shirt. We look so alike that people are always calling us sisters,and not in a way that s flattery. The same somber mouth, the same streaks of gray at our temples. Mine came early, so early I don t remember what I looked like without them, and sometimes I catch Mom staring. Sometimes I catch her about to cry. I used to think maybe it was that I reminded her of my father--the man she never talks about, the man who must have given me something. But then I stopped thinking about him at all. Started wondering about where Mom came from instead. About who gave her the face that looks so much like mine.
Hey, she says, squinting over the top of the grocery bag at me, and there s a smudge of something at the corn
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Autoren-Porträt von Rory Power
Rory Power grew up in Boston, received her undergraduate degree at Middlebury College, and went on to earn an MA in prose fiction from the University of East Anglia. She lives in Massachusetts. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls and Burn Our Bodies Down. To learn more about Rory, go to itsrorypower.com and follow @itsrorypower on Twitter and Instagram.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Rory Power
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 14 Jahre
- 2021, 352 Seiten, Maße: 14,2 x 20,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Ember
- ISBN-10: 0525645659
- ISBN-13: 9780525645658
- Erscheinungsdatum: 19.07.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for Burn Our Bodies Down:Wow, this was amazing. Rory Power does it again! Burn Our Bodies Down is a masterpiece: an incredible and unnerving mystery that will creep up on you, twisty and labyrinthine, like the eerie cornfields of its setting. Holly Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of A Good Girl s Guide to Murder
With this bloodcurdling blend of agriculture, advanced genetics, and interpersonal turmoil, Rory Power reminds us that seemingly disparate things in life can come together in horrifying ways. I will keep a candle lit after this one. Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin
Rory Power s prose hits like a lightning strike in this deliriously creepy tale, the kind of slow-crawling horror that ll keep your nightmares up at night. Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood
Gritty and strange, this sophomore novel is utterly compelling. Booklist, starred review
Creates a vivid world with a gothic horror like setting. . . . A riveting, often frightening read. Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Strong, suspenseful writing and pitch-perfect touches of horror." Shelf Awareness, starred review
A creepy mystery recommended for readers who enjoy character-driven stories with elements of horror. SLJ
Burn Our Bodies Down is a tightly woven tale . . . that will leave readers unsettled in the best way. BookPage
Praise for Wilder Girls:
"Take Annihilation, add a dash of Contagion, set it at an all-girls' academy, and you'll arrive at Rory Power's occasionally shocking and always gripping Wilder Girls." Refinery29
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this thrilling, unnerving debut will make you want to immediately read it. Paste
"Power's evocative, haunting, and occasionally gruesome debut will challenge readers to ignore its bewitching presence." Booklist, starred review
"Part survival thriller, part post-apocalyptic romance, and part ecocritical feminist manifesto, a staggering gut punch of a book." Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"An ode to empowering women and a testament to the strength of female bonds." Shelf Awareness, starred review
Electric prose, compelling relationships, and visceral horror illuminate Power s incisive debut. Publishers Weekly, starred review
Wilder Girls is so sharp and packs so much emotion in such wise ways. I m convinced we re about to witness the emergence of a major new literary star. Jeff VanderMeer, author of the New York Times bestseller Annihilation
"Wilder Girls is the bold, imaginative, emotionally wrenching horror novel of my dreams one that celebrates the resilience of girls and the earthshaking power of their friendships. An eerie, unforgettable triumph." Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn
A nightmarish survival story that s as much literary fiction as it is young adult. . . . I couldn t look away." Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White, and Royal Blue
"Power's evocative, haunting, and occasionally gruesome debut will challenge readers to ignore its bewitching presence." Booklist, starred review
"Part survival thriller, part post-apocalyptic romance, and part ecocritical feminist manifesto, a staggering gut punch of a book." Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"An ode to empowering women and a testament to the strength of female bonds." Shelf Awareness, starred review
Electric prose, compelling relationships, and visceral horror illuminate Power s incisive debut. Publishers Weekly, starred review
Wilder Girls is so sharp and packs so much emotion in such wise ways. I m convinced we re about to witness the emergence of a major new literary star. Jeff VanderMeer, author of the New York Times bestseller Annihilation
"Wilder Girls is the bold, imaginative, emotionally wrenching horror novel of my dreams one that celebrates the resilience of girls and the earthshaking power of their friendships. An eerie, unforgettable triumph." Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn
A nightmarish survival story that s as much literary fiction as it is young adult. . . . I couldn t look away." Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White, and Royal Blue
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