Mirror Girls

Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams is a gothic horror novel published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on March 28, 2023. This edition spans 336 pages and is presented in English. The story revolves around biracial twin sisters, Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood, who were separated at birth following the tragic lynching of their parents. Set against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement, the narrative explores their vastly different lives—Charlie as a Black organizer in Harlem and Magnolia as a white-passing heiress in Georgia—while delving into themes of identity and heritage.
Readers will find a gripping tale that intertwines elements of historical fiction and fantasy, as Magnolia grapples with the revelation of her racial background and the curse that causes her reflection to vanish. The sisters’ reunion in the haunted town of Eureka, Georgia, serves as a pivotal moment, where they confront the ghosts of their past and the realities of a racially divided society. As they navigate the dangers of their surroundings and the complexities of sisterhood, the novel addresses social topics such as prejudice and racism, making it a thought-provoking read for young adults.
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A thrilling gothic horror novel about biracial twin sisters separated at birth, perfect for fans of Lovecraft Country and The Vanishing Half – now in paperback!
As infants, twin sisters Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood were secretly separated after the brutal lynching of their parents, who died for loving across the color line. Now, at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, Charlie is a young Black organizer in Harlem, while white-passing Magnolia is the heiress to a cotton plantation in rural Georgia.
Magnolia knows nothing of her racial heritage, but secrets are hard to keep in a town haunted by the ghosts of its slave-holding past. When Magnolia finally learns the truth, her reflection mysteriously disappears from mirrors–the sign of a terrible curse. Meanwhile, in Harlem, Charlie’s beloved grandmother falls ill. Her final wish is to be buried back home in Georgia–and, unbeknownst to Charlie, to see her long-lost granddaughter, Magnolia Heathwood, one last time. So Charlie travels into the Deep South, confronting the land of her worst nightmares–and Jim Crow segregation.
The sisters reunite as teenagers in the deeply haunted town of Eureka, Georgia, where ghosts linger centuries after their time and dangers lurk behind every mirror. They couldn’t be more different, but they will need each other to put the hauntings of the past to rest, to break the mirrors’ deadly curse–and to discover the meaning of sisterhood in a racially divided land.
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