![]() ![]() The pointed hood has buttonholes to attach a face covering, with slits cut for eyes. A hooded cape, sewn from rough white cotton. Marvena’s hand shakes as she points to something on the floor. She’d also blushed then, redness rising up her chest and creeping over the top of her high-necked dress collar, as she realized for the first time in years… she was regarding a man and feeling surprisingly delicious tingles dance over her skin. Since her husband’s death, Lily has found that the absences of ordinary, predictable sounds- Daniel shaving in the washroom, Daniel humming, Daniel sitting on the edge of their bed to pull on his boots and then clunking his feet on the floor- are more noticeable than the sounds themselves ever were. With the help of her friends Marvena Whitcomb and Hildy Cooper, Lily follows the woman’s trail to The Hollows–a notorious asylum–and they begin to expose dark secrets long-hidden by time and the mountains. Newly elected Sheriff Lily Ross is called on to the case to dispel the myths. ![]() When an elderly woman is killed walking along the tracks, the brakeman tells tales of seeing a ghostly female figure dressed all in white. ![]() Ohio, 1926: For many years, the railroad track in Moonvale Tunnel has been used as a shortcut through the Appalachian hills. Jess Montgomery showcases her skills as a storyteller in The Hollows: a powerful, big-hearted and exquisitely written follow-up to her highly acclaimed debut The Widows. ![]()
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