In a neighborhood known as the Bramble Patch, the Lyons family endures despite poverty, racism, and the ghoulish appetites of an underworld kingpin called the Barghest. As the years pass and the neighborhood falls into decay, along with the town that surrounds it, what's left of the Bramble Patch will learn the saying is true: These bones are gonna rise again.

About the Author
Kayla Chenault is a practitioner of Black Girl Magic and holds a Master's in Creative Writing from Eastern Michigan University. When she is not writing, Kayla is found at the museums where she works or telling everybody about the history of popular music and social dance. She is a former line editor and contributing writer for Cecile's Writers. Her previous work can be found in The Blue Pages Journal and Honey and Lime literary magazine.

Reviews

"Chenault's short but powerful gothic work blends the best elements of folklore, horror, the blues, and archival history in resonant and lyrical prose."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A gritty landscape, an unfinished puzzle, and an intoxicating web of people waiting to entangle readers in their complicated histories."-Independent Book Review

"[These Bones] combines American history-the real and the imagined-with the beautiful and the horrific in a unique and creative way." - Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger

"Utterly original. It's a gut punch."-Alana Haley, Nicola's Books

Awards
Commended for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (Literary Fiction) 2021.



Book Information
ISBN 9781941360552
Author Kayla Chenault
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Lanternfish Press
Publisher Lanternfish Press