First off, in 1998, we meet our lead character, Minerva, who ties all these storylines together. As a girl, her great grandmother, Alba, entertained her with tales of her own girlhood when there were still witches!
Is it any wonder that Minerva, now a work/study grad school student, is working on her thesis based on the writings of an almost forgotten one hit wonder woman horror author?
Through her research she makes connections that bring alive that author, Beatrice Trembley's life in the 1930s at the college where Minerva is now a student.
We also get the back story of Minerva's great grandmother, Alba, set in 1908, which slowly unfolds and reveals the reason for her stories, years later.
The Recommender hates to give away too many details, because I didn't read anything about this title beforehand, but as a fan of Sylvia Moreno Garcia's other work, it was a must read (listen to) for me!
Thank you to NetGalley for the ebook and to Penguin Random House Audio for making the riveting audiobook available to me! The narrator, Gisela Chipe, deserves applause for her ability to bring all these distinct characters to life!
