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Title details for Errant Roots by Sonora Taylor - Available

Errant Roots

by Sonora Taylor
Jenna Rose Stein
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Deirdre's family tree was never something she thought much about. For 24 years it's just been her and her mother. But when she accidentally gets pregnant her mother insists they go back to their family roots. Now Deirdre is about to discover just what kind of sinister soil her family has sprouted from.

"Witchy, clever, thoughtful, and brilliant, Errant Roots pulls the reader into the story headfirst. You'll need to read just one more chapter, and another, and another, until you've devoured the tale of Deirdre's family and the secrets they keep. Sonora's expert touch brings to life characters and a story that are a joy to read, with all those delicious little thrills of tension and fright." —Laurel Hightower, author of Crossroads and Below

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  • Release date

    October 15, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798882239359
      • File size: 84525 KB
      • Duration: 02:56:05

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from March 1, 2025

      Deirdre's pregnancy kindles a reconciliation with her estranged family, but not everyone will survive the gender reveal party. Deirdre never knew why her mother fled and cut all ties to the rest of the family, but now, she'll humor her mother's sudden need to visit their kin. As Deirdre will soon learn, however, her family is hiding sinister traditions born out of long-seated trauma. Narrator Jenna Rose Stein begins Taylor's (Recreational Panic: Stories) latest with a Twilight Zone-esque monologue, presenting this as a case from "The Selected Papers from the Consortium for the Study of Anomalous Phenomena." Stein ratchets up the tension, hinting at lessons to be learned before she drops into Deirdre's narration. As Deirdre, Stein makes every emotion, from disinterest to terror, completely believable. The audiobook is brief in run time but there's no shortage of emotion. Stein makes Deirdre's love for her mother and boyfriend comfortable and sweet before events throw her into utter desperation. Whether she's screaming through locked doors, whispering dangerous secrets to victims, or debating the horrors of the forest, listeners will be riveted. VERDICT A suspenseful, unputdownable folk horror. Listeners will undoubtedly hope Stein plans to narrate the rest of the "Anomalous Phenomena" cases.--Matthew Galloway

      Copyright 2025 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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