Hugo award winner Sarah Gailey lives and works in California. Their nonfiction has been published by dozens of venues internationally including Locus and the Boston Globe. Their fiction has been published internationally in over six different languages. Their debut novel, Magic for Liars, was an LA Times bestseller. Their most recent novel, The Echo Wife, is available now everywhere books are sold. You can find links to their work at sarahgailey.com and on social media at @gaileyfrey. Image ©...
Make Me Better
Make Me Better
Synopsis
You were pure once. You can be made pure again. Celia is so tired of being alone. All she wants is to have a family—to belong to someone. That's why she's going to Kindred Cove for the annual Salt Festival held by the secluded community that lives there. They promise that healing is possible. They promise that transformation is inevitable. There is no grief at Kindred Cove, because there is no suffering. Nothing is ever lost. Celia knows that, at that mysterious island surrounded by that impossible, ever-growing reef -- she will find herself. She’s ready to be healed. She’s ready to be transformed. She's ready to believe.
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Characters
Lady CeliaProtagonist
A woman grieving a stillbirth who seeks healing at Kindred Cove and becomes entangled in its rituals.
AdelaideSupporting
The enigmatic leader of the Kindred Cove community, whose true motives are obscured by her charismatic facade.
