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Cloudbusting
"I'm a witch," she said. "I influence the weather." College student Rusty Stewart planned to spend an idyllic summer break in 1980s Athens, GA, living with his boyfriend, Hutch. But when Hutch ditches him for another guy, Rusty must navigate a broken heart through a maelstrom of outside expectations and embarrassing social spectacles. Enter Charlotte, an enigmatic, outcast caricature of a wealthy Southern belle who communicates with ghosts and directs the forces of nature from within a fragile psychic shell. "Charlotte wasn't the only person I'd ever met who claimed she could control the weather, but she was the first to make it rain right in front of me while she talked me through the process." Intrigued by her esoteric offerings and desperate for distraction, Rusty begins exploring his own latent magic. But is Charlotte merely guiding a kindred spirit, or does she intend to provoke him into joining her own simmering darkness? As their tempestuous personalities converge like gathering weather fronts, Rusty and Charlotte will either learn to master their emotions and their powers... or rip an unsuspecting town up by its Southern Gothic roots.
124 pages, Paperback
First published March 13, 2014
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August 14, 2016
One of my favorite books.
The time is the 80s. The place is Athens, Georgia, a southern university town. Having been in that kind of place at that time, I related to the main character and the people in his life.
I don't know if Charlotte is a real person or a composite or simply the author's creation. But I knew Charlotte. I had friends very much like her at that time in my life.
The story grabbed me at the beginning and didn't let go until it was done. I read it all in one sitting.
Highly recommended.
The time is the 80s. The place is Athens, Georgia, a southern university town. Having been in that kind of place at that time, I related to the main character and the people in his life.
I don't know if Charlotte is a real person or a composite or simply the author's creation. But I knew Charlotte. I had friends very much like her at that time in my life.
The story grabbed me at the beginning and didn't let go until it was done. I read it all in one sitting.
Highly recommended.
April 2, 2014
Excellent and thought provoking writing! Super quick read that will leave you pondering the realistic emotional and spiritual symbolism similar to our every day lives. I loved the characters and can't wait for the next one! More please!!
May 9, 2014
Loved it. Perfectly captured a feel and time of Athens,GA, for me.
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