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Osira was born and raised in the insular, suffocating town of Curdle Creek. Stuck in time and entrenched in elusive traditions, Curdle Creek has one particularly strict policy: one in, one out - and one day, it is Osira's turn. Forced into the great unknown, the sinister reality of her birthplace unravels around her. As she comes face-to-face with those she believed were lost, Osira must reckon with all she has ever been told and confront the insidious cruelties of inheritance.

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Welcome to Curdle Creek, a place just dying to make you feel at home. Osira, a forty-five-year-old widow, is an obedient follower of the strict conventions of Curdle Creek, an all-Black town in rural America stuck in the past and governed by a tradition of ominous rituals. Osira is considered blessed, but her luck changes when her children flee, she comes second to last in the Running of the Widows and her father flees when his name is called in the annual Moving On ceremony.

Hosted by award-winning author and podcaster, Yvonne Battle-Felton, Bookable Space is a podcast where authors read to us, answer three questions about their books, and tell us where to find them. It's a space for writers to reach readers, for readers to find writers, and for everyone in between.Thanks for listening. If you enjoy the show and would like to support what I do, please consider buying me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A podcast inspired by Telling it Like it's Lived, a monthly true story open mic night where readers share 3-5 minute true stories. Each podcast episode features 1-3 true stories shared by Yvonne Battle-Felton, invited authors, and the wider community. Each story loosely explores the month's true story open mic themes or is inspired by the open mic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.