HailedbyNewberywinnerKellyBarnhillas“stunning,moving,andmarvelouslystrange,“thistaleofayounggirlwhostumblesintoamagicalrealmruledbyawickedwitchisahauntingandultimatelyupliftingmiddlegradenovelaboutgrief,family,anddecades-oldmagic.Stillgrievingthelossofhermother,EdenvisitsSafinaIsland,herancestralhome,asahealingbalm.Butwhenshediscoversanoldsketchbookthatbelongedtohermother,she’shauntedbytheimagessheseesdrawnthere.Acreepymansioncoveredwithrootsandleaves.Amonstrousdogwithdagger-sharpteeth.Andatallwomanwithwind-blownhairandlong,sharpnailswhoisasbeautifulassheisterrifying.Dayslater,exploringtheislandalone,Edenfollowsablackcatthroughariftinthebrightday.ShestumblesintoEverdark,aparallelworldwherethesunneverrises,wherespiritslingerbetweendeathandtheafterlife,andwhereeverythingfromhermother’sdrawingsisalltooreal--especiallytheWitchofEverdark,whowantstomakeEdenhereternaldaughter.CanEdenfindawaytodefeatthewitch’smagic?OrwillsheremaintrappedinEverdarkforever?
