![]() ![]() ![]() The characters are so cute you want to put them in your pocket. If one word can be used to describe this novel, it would be fun. Before long, Amy’s ability to keep the two aspects of her life apart is sorely tested. However, when she and her sister Phin are called upon to ranch-sit for their aunt Hyacinth, Amy finds herself caught up in family feuds and ancient ghosts while entangling herself in the life of her handsome, yet preternaturally cranky, neighbor, Ben McCulloch. Amy, as the one person in her family with no apparent supernatural talent, seeks to bridge the gap and keep the “real world” and the Goodnights from mingling too much–to both sides’ benefit. The Goodnights have long delved into the paranormal, from hedge magic to clairvoyance and all points in between. ![]() Rosemary-Clement Moore not only gives the form a distinctly Texan twist, but infuses it a great deal of fun.Īmy Goodnight considers herself the gatekeeper between her eccentric family and the rest of the world. With Texas Gothic, brooding heroes are replaced by cranky cowboys, shadowed moors by the Hill Country of central Texas, and all are haunted by unruly ghosts and unsettled secrets. When something is termed “Gothic”, many classic tropes spring to mind. Texas Gothicby Rosemary Clement-Moore (2011) : ISBN 9780375898105 ( Random House) ![]()
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