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Four and Twenty Blackbirds

by Cherie Priest

Music, vocational guidanceMusic, history and criticism, 21st centuryOrphansFictionYoung womenBlessing and cursingRacially mixed peopleBirthfathers

A tale of supernatural horror mixed with Southern Gothic, 'Four and Twenty Blackbirds' centres on Eden Moore, an orphan who is never alone. Who are the three dead women watching her from the shadows? Who is the assassin in the woods? What is the truth about her beloved aunt and the curse that threatens her life?

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Book data: Open Library