Kay Chronister "The Bog Wife"

Main Point Books welcomes Kay Chronister and new novel "The Bog Wife," a “haunting, brilliant” Appalachian folktale. She'll be joined by guest host A.C. Wise.

This event is in our lower level event space. Registration is requested via Eventbrite; walk-ins are welcome. Books can be ordered for pick-up at the store or to be mailed within the US.

About the Book

Since time immemorial, the Haddesley family has tended the cranberry bog. In exchange, the bog sustains them. The staunch seasons of their lives are governed by a strict covenant that is renewed each generation with the ritual sacrifice of their patriarch, and in return, the bog produces a “bog-wife.” Brought to life from vegetation, this woman is meant to carry on the family line. But when the bog fails—or refuses—to honor the bargain, the Haddesleys, a group of discordant siblings still grieving the mother who mysteriously disappeared years earlier, face an unknown future.

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