A Spell for Change

In this sumptuous, atmospheric historical fantasy set in post-WW1 Appalachia, three outcasts with misunderstood magical gifts search for their place in the world while battling the dark forces circling their community. For fans of Alix E. Harrow, Susanna Clarke and Kirsty Logan. Kate has always been troubled by visions of the future. No matter what she does, her disturbing premonitions are always realized-often with terrible consequences. But Kate has a secret: swirling, romantic dreams of a strange boy, and a chance meeting in the woods. Oliver returned from the Great War disabled, disillusioned, and able to speak to the dead. Haunted by the death of his best friend and his traumatic memories of the trenches, Oliver realizes that his ability to communicate with spirits may offer the chance of closure he desperately seeks. Nora Jo's knows her mother and grandmother were witches, but she has never nurtured her own power. When rumours begin to circulate that she is in a relationship with another woman, Nora Jo loses her job as a schoolteacher-and her only hope of independence. Salvation comes in the form of a witch from the mountains who comes to offer her a magical apprenticeship. Rumours of a dark force stalking the town only push Kate, Oliver and Nora Jo onwards in their quest to determine their own destinies. But as they close in on their goals, each will have to consider whether what they seek is worth the price.

Nicole Jarvis writes historical fantasy novels. A graduate of Emory University with degrees in English and Italian, she lives in Georgia. Her debut novel was The Lights of Prague and her latest is a fantastical reimagining of the life of Artemisia Gentileschi in A Portrait in Shadow. Nicole loves listening to musicals, learning strange histories and thinking about the inner lives of superheroes, and tweets @nicolejarvis.