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Name of Book: Cauchemar Author: Alexandra Grigorescu ISBN: 978-1-77041-234-7 Publisher: ECW Press Type of book: spirits, orishas, Louisiana swamp, birth, death, love, parenthood, secrets, dreams, nightmares, thin line, crossroads Year it was published: 2015 Summary: An eerie and romantic Southern gothic drama Gripping, fast-paced, gorgeously written, and with unforgettable characters, Cauchemar tells the story of 20-year-old Hannah, who finds herself living alone on the edge of a Louisianan swamp after her adopted mother and protector dies. Hannah falls in love with Callum, an easy-going boat captain and part-time musician, but after her mysterious birth mother, outcast as a witch and rumoured to commune with the dead, comes back into Hannah’s life, she must confront what she’s been hiding from — the deadly spirits that haunt the swamp, the dark secrets of her past, and the nascent gift she possesses. Like the nightmares that plague Hannah, Cauchemar lingers an...