Title: MIRROR GIRLS
Author: Kelly McWilliams
Pub. Date: February 8, 2022
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 320
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A thrilling gothic horror novel about biracial twin sisters separated at birth, perfect for fans of Lovecraft Country and The Vanishing Half
As infants, twin sisters Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood were secretly separated after the brutal lynching of their parents, who died for loving across the color line. Now, at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, Charlie is a young Black organizer in Harlem, while white-passing Magnolia is the heiress to a cotton plantation in rural Georgia.
Magnolia knows nothing of her racial heritage, but secrets are hard to keep in a town haunted by the ghosts of its slave-holding past. When Magnolia finally learns the truth, her reflection mysteriously disappears from mirrors—the sign of a terrible curse. Meanwhile, in Harlem, Charlie's beloved grandmother falls ill. Her final wish is to be buried back home in Georgia—and, unbeknownst to Charlie, to see her long-lost granddaughter, Magnolia Heathwood, one last time. So Charlie travels into the Deep South, confronting the land of her worst nightmares—and Jim Crow segregation.
The sisters reunite as teenagers in the deeply haunted town of Eureka, Georgia, where ghosts linger centuries after their time and dangers lurk behind every mirror. They couldn’t be more different, but they will need each other to put the hauntings of the past to rest, to break the mirrors’ deadly curse—and to discover the meaning of sisterhood in a racially divided land.
Reviews:
"A moving story about sisterhood and perseverance in the face of a society that tells Black girls they are worthless."―Booklist
“MIRROR GIRLS is a spine-tingling, empowering look at justice and civil action that urges readers to be aware, to be true to themselves and to take action. As Magnolia observes, ‘As twin sisters, white and Black, we are a symbol of coming victory. A promise of change.’”―BookPage, starred review
"A spooky Southern gothic ghost story. "―BCCB
About Kelly McWilliams:Kelly McWilliams is a mixed-race writer. She is the author of Doormat and Agnes at the End of the World. She lives in Seattle with her family.
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Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive a finished copy of MIRROR GIRLS, US Only.
The cover is stunning and it sounds really good!
ReplyDeleteI've had a chance to read it now and it's . . . not great. Loved the concept, hated the execution.
DeleteAll of their stories sound intriguing.
ReplyDeleteIt was an interesting premise, but the story and characters were poorly written.
DeleteI love how you made the cover animated like that.
ReplyDeleteI can't take credit for it! It was part of the promotional materials they sent over for the tour.
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