Distilled from foul mushrooms by a cult of diabolists, those who drink it see terrible things?like the destruction of Long Island in fire and flood. What Ellie doesn't know is that this booze is special.
So desperate that when wealthy strangers ask her to procure libations for an extravagant party Ellie sells them everything she has, including some booze she acquired under unusual circumstances. It's dangerous work under Prohibition?independent operators like her are despised by federal agents and mobsters alike?but Ellie's brother was accepted to college and Ellie's desperate to see him go. ?Seanan McGuire, bestselling, award-winning author of In an Absent DreamĪmityville baywoman Ellie West fishes by day and bootlegs moonshine by night.
This book is a delicate dream, mixing its own internal mythology with a brutal tale of prejudice and human frailty.
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