A Spell for Change

In this sumptuous,atmospheric historical fantasy set in post-World War One Appalachiathree outcasts with misunderstood magical gifts search for their place in the world while battling the dark forces that circle their community. Perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Susanna Clarke. Kate Mayer has always been troubled by visions of the future. No matter what she doesher disturbing premonitions come to passΓÇöoften with terrible consequences. But Kate has a secret: swirlingromantic dreams of a strange boyand a chance meeting in the woods. Oliver Chadwick Jr. returned from the Great War disableddisillusionedand able to see the dead. Haunted by the death of his best friendOliver realizes that his ability to communicate with spirits may offer the chance of closure he desperately seeks. Nora Jo BarkerΓÇÖs mother and grandmother were witchesbut she has never nurtured her own power. Always an outsidershe has made a place for herself as the town’s schoolteacherclinging to the independence the job affords her. When her unorthodox ideas lead to her dismissalsalvation comes in the form of a witch from the mountainswho offers her a magical apprenticeship. Yet as she begins to fall for another woman in townher loyalties pull her in disparate directions. Rumors of a dark force stalking the town only push KateOliverand Nora Jo onwards in their quest to determine their own destinies. But there are powers in the world stronger and stranger than their ownand not all magic is used for good…