
The Unmothers
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Chelsea Stephens
In this emotionally raw and propulsive folk horror-mystery, a journalist goes to a small town and unravels a dark secret that the women have been keeping for generations.
Marshall is still trying to put the pieces together after the death of her husband. After she is involved in a terrible accident, her editor sends her to the small, backwards town of Raeford to investigate a clearly ridiculous rumor: that a horse has given birth to a healthy, human baby boy.
When Marshall arrives in Raeford, she finds an insular town that is kinder to the horses they are famous for breeding than to their own people. But when two horribly mangled bodies are discovered in a field—one a horse, one a human—she realizes that there might be a real story here.
As she’s pulled deeper into the town and its guarded people, her sense of reality is tipped on its head. Is she losing her grip? Or is this impossible story the key to a dark secret that has haunted the women of Raeford for generations?
Unbearably tense and utterly gripping, this atmospheric tale of female rage, bodily autonomy, and generational trauma hails the arrival of a masterful storyteller.
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Kinda fun, but meandering
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Told through the lense of a main character that is quickly pulled into things both ancient and unnatural, this story made me feel connected to the characters and anxious for all parties involved. Beautifully written, this story elaborates upon the normal which then makes the small clues and unnatural things stand out all the more for how forbidding they feel, this book kept me glued to my phone the entire day listening to it.
A fantastic read, I cannot wait for more from this author.
Vivid descriptions and dark emotions
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Atmospheric Folk Horror
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Creepy
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Unique concepts
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New Folk Horror
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Beautifully raw writing
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Wonderful story
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Cozy, small town mystery
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