Daughters of the Wild

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Daughters of the Wild Daughters of the Wild

by Natalka Burian

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Published: 2020

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"A gorgeous, different, and completely engrossing book. Burian's writing is transporting — and exactly what I needed right now."— Jessica Valenti, author of Sex Object: A MemoirIn rural West Virginia, Joanie and her foster siblings live on a farm tending a mysterious plant called the vine. The older girls are responsible for cultivating the vine, performing sacred rituals to make it grow. After Joanie's arranged marriage goes horribly wrong, leaving her widowed and with a baby, she plots her escape with the help of her foster brother, Cello.But before they can get away, her baby goes missing and Joanie, desperate to find him, turns to the vine, understanding it to be far more powerful than her siblings realize. She begins performing generations-old rituals to summon the vine's power and goes on a perilous journey into the wild, pushing the boundaries of her strength and sanity to bring her son...

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