Smothermoss (Paperback)

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In Smothermoss, an isolated Appalachian community in the 1980s is thrown off balance after the brutal killing of two hikers on the mountain that looms over every part of local life. For the people who live in its shadow, the mountain is not just a backdrop but a presence that watches, listens, and remembers.

At the heart of the story are two girls growing up poor and half feral, bound together by friendship and fear as rumours, grief, and suspicion creep through their town. As the truth behind the murders begins to surface, the girls are forced to confront the unsettling changes in the world around them and within themselves. The mountain’s influence seeps into their lives, blurring the line between natural menace and something far stranger.

Both eerie and lyrical, Smothermoss captures a haunting moment of transition, where childhood slips away and survival means understanding the land that may never truly let you go.