–Courtney Gould, author of Where Echoes Die Praise for A Far Wilder Magic: “If simmering romance between two people with their walls all the way up is your jam, then this book will win your heart…romantic but not romanticized, A Far Wilder Magic suggests that the true quest isn't hunting the mythical beast, it's finding the truth within yourself.” -NPR.orgTeeming with magic and alchemy, A Far Wilder Magic is an utterly transportive read.Saft crafts a deliberate, intricate romance that will have you as unmoored as the characters. Like Niamh's enchanted gowns, Saft's story is woven with a kind of magic that keeps you in the palm of her hands from the first page to the very last. –Axie Oh, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the SeaAchingly romantic and full of heart.Saft proves that her ability to craft a heart-wrenching, healing love story is unparalleled. In her sophomore novel Courtney Gould draws readers into the haunting town of Backravel and explores grief, the weight of not letting go of the past, first love, and the bonds between sisters, mothers and daughters.This delightful novel weaves together the romance and passion of a Regency romance with the magic, whimsy, and heart of a Ghibli film. Beck is desperate to hold onto the way things used to be, and when she starts losing herself in Backravel and its connection to her mother, will there be a way for Beck to pull herself out? No one seems to remember when they got there, and the only people who seem to know more than they're letting on is the town's enigmatic leader and his daughter, Avery.Īs the sisters search for answers about their mother, Beck and Avery become more drawn together, and their unexpected connection brings up emotions Beck has buried since her mother's death. The town is a mix of dilapidated military structures and new, shiny buildings, all overseen by the town's gleaming treatment center high on a plateau. There are no cars, no cemeteries, no churches. So when a mysterious letter in her mother's handwriting arrives in the mail with the words Come and find me, pointing to a town called Backravel, Beck hopes that it may hold the answers.īut when Beck and her sister Riley arrive in Backravel, Arizona it's clear that there's something off about the town. She finds herself unable to stop herself from slipping into memories of happier days, clamoring for a time when things were normal.
Beck Birsching has been adrift since the death of her mother, a brilliant but troubled investigative reporter.
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