Description
In a tightly knit religious community in Bethel, Alabama, the disappearance of Nora Willet becomes a battleground of competing truths—trouble, possession, or something far more intimate and unsettling. Told through a confessional plea from her childhood friend Abigail Barnes, the story revisits Nora’s childhood, their lakeside closeness, and the eerie rituals and moments that blur the line between faith and fear. As Abigail recounts a chain of escalating events—including a gruesome eighteenth birthday and a deliverance ceremony that may not have ended what began—she confronts what it means to be labeled a traitor when the town’s certainty demands a sacrifice. With lyrical, unsettling intensity, this debut by Dori Lumpkin explores devotion, belief, and the dangerous power of communal narratives, leaving readers to wonder what—or who—Nora is still answering.
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Published Oct 1, 2024
ISBN: 9781951971182
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thank you to creature publishing and dori lumpkin for a signed copy of antenora!<br/><br/>i lost a little piece of myself to this book. this book was a gift unto itself, seemingly written for me full of all that i enjoy. i have a little space in my heart carved out for stories dealing with appalachian horror, religious trauma, repressed homosexuality, and rage incarnate—antenora delivers them all. told through a seamless winding narration of the present and past, abby-girl and nora's lives unfold in a sweltering heat, a continuous pressure building up ready to snap. despite abby-girl telling us everything after the fact and resigned to her regrets, there's no relief from the increasing anxiety of what has happened already and yet to be said. that in a calamitous instant, everything might change for the better or worse. nora's presence, no matter what she does, is a rising tide; a wave threatening to wipe out everything in bethel... and there is no amount of prayer or deliverance that can stop her... and maybe she shouldn't be stopped.
Details
First Published
2024
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Antenora by Dori Lumpkin.