BLACK CANDLE WOMEN
Praise for Black Candle Women
“Propulsive and poignant, Diane Brown’s Black Candle Women concocts an intoxicating potion of warmth, wisdom and wonder. This gorgeous debut novel is a sweepingly fashioned love story where romance and rebellion intertwine with fear and family.”
–AVA DuVERNAY, director of Selma and When They See Us
“A spellbinding romp. This book will have you asking yourself, who amongst us isn’t cursed? More importantly, how far would you go for a chance at love?”
—CAROLYN HUYNH, author of GMA Book Club Pick The Fortunes of Jaded Women
“Richly imagined and elegantly told, with plenty of satisfying secrets, heartaches, and twists. Black Candle Women is a promising debut.”
—SADEQA JOHNSON, International Bestselling author of Yellow House and The House of Eve
“Written with warmth and an eye for detail, Diane Marie Brown’s Black Candle Women explores the bonds of family and the magical power of belief to transform our lives.”
—SHAUNNA J. EDWARDS and ALYSON RICHMAN, authors of The Thread Collectors
“A big-hearted debut, Black Candle Women is a captivating love letter to New Orleans and Black womanhood. Diane Marie Brown compassionately depicts how mothers try to protect their daughters from the threats and disappointments of the world.”
–E.M. TRAN, author of Daughters of the New Year
“A compassionate novel about motherhood, sisterhood, independence, and the reflection and forgiveness required to break generational curses.”
—De'SHAWN CHARLES WINSLOW, winner of the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and author of Decent People
“A bold and tender story about three generations of women each attempting to find their way amidst the gifts and curses they've inherited. This novel is a wondrous celebration of womanhood.”
—CLEYVIS NATERA, author of Neruda on the Park
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"Brown deftly portrays an insular family of women in all of its complicated glory...The spiritual angle gives this powerful family drama a magical twist that will delight readers."
-Booklist
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