Revelator A novel
Revelator by Daryl Gregory, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on February 27, 2024, is a novel that delves into the complexities of family, faith, and the shadows of the past. Set in the 1930s in the remote hills of the Smoky Mountains, the story follows nine-year-old Stella, who is left in the care of her grandmother, Motty. As Stella navigates her new surroundings, she encounters a mysterious entity known as the Ghostdaddy, which ties her family to a secret religion and dark secrets that linger in the mountains.
This narrative unfolds as Stella, now a professional bootlegger, returns years later for Motty’s funeral and to investigate the enigmatic ten-year-old girl named Sunny, whom Motty adopted. The book explores themes of horror, gothic elements, and fantasy, as Stella confronts her family’s destructive faith and the powerful connection Sunny has to her past. With a page count of 352, this edition presents a haunting and engrossing tale that captures the essence of southern gothic storytelling.
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ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST‘S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • The dark, gripping tale of a 1930’s family in the remote hills of the Smoky Mountains, their secret religion, and the daughter who turns her back on their mysterious god—from the acclaimed author of Spoonbenders.
“Gods and moonshine in the Great Depression, written with a tenderness and brutality … this is as good as novels get.” —Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians
In 1933, nine-year-old Stella is left in the care of her grandmother, Motty, in the backwoods of Tennessee. The mountains are home to dangerous secrets, and soon after she arrives, Stella wanders into a dark cavern where she encounters the family’s personal god, an entity known as the Ghostdaddy.
Years later, after a tragic incident that caused her to flee, Stella—now a professional bootlegger—returns for Motty’s funeral, and to check on the mysterious ten-year-old girl named Sunny that Motty adopted. Sunny appears innocent enough, but she is more powerful than Stella could imagine—and she’s a direct link to Stella’s buried past and her family’s destructive faith.
Haunting and wholly engrossing, summoning mesmerizing voices and giving shape to the dark, Revelator is a southern gothic tale for the ages.
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