The Monsters We Defy

The Monsters We Defy"[P]itch perfect, with wit, romance, and a lovable found family." Publishers Weekly(starred review) "This smart and entertaining, magical heist novel hits all the right notes!" T. L. Huchu NPR Best Book of 2022! Paste Best Fantasy Book of 2022! "Never make a deal with shadows at night, especially ones that know your name." Washington D. C., 1925: Clara Johnson can talk to spirits a gift that saved her during her darkest moments, now a curse that's

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they now vote Republican in growing numbers

or else her entire journal will go public

he does what any good host would: he invites them back to his farmhouse and offers to help fix up their "car"

A few weeks later the office phone rings

she begs for a job from her arch nemesis

Marie Arana draws on her own experience as the daughter of an American mother and Peruvian father who came to the US at age nine

Two women once entwined by fate now stand against each other

from how to buy olive oil (check the harvest date) to when to splurge (salad dressing is where you want to use your best ingredients) to the best uses for your pressure cooker (chicken stock and dulce de leche

they've become a bona fide girl group whose shows are the talk of the Jazz-era Fillmore

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