num_pages: 336
description: A warm and wry family drama with a magical twist about four generations of Black women a family love curse and the secrets they keep for and from each other over one very complicated year Generations of Montrose womenAugusta Victoria Willowhave always lived together in their quaint California bungalow. They keep to themselves never venture far from home and their collection of tinctures and spells is an unspoken bond between them. But when young Nickie Montrose brings home a boy for the first time their quiet lives are thrown into disarray. For the family has withheld a crucial secret from Nickie all these years: any person a Montrose woman falls in love with will die. Their surprise guest forces each woman to reckon with her own past choices and mistakes. And as new truths about the curse emerge they're set on a collision course dating back to 1950s New Orleanss French Quarterwhere a hidden story in a mysterious book may just hold the answers they seek in life and in love
language: English
title: Black Candle Women
publisher: Graydon House Books