FICTION

The Witch House of Persimmon Point

by Suzanne Palmieri
Griffin: St. Martin's. Oct. 2016. 352p. ISBN 9781250056184. pap. $15.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250091925. F
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Over the course of a weekend, the women of the Amore clan race to uncover the secrets of their family and their ancestral home, "the Witch House," before a local journalist can. They start with Nan Amore, who built the house in the early 1900s, then dig through 100 years of history. The women track numerous damaged kinfolk while discovering their family's deepest, darkest secrets. As Palmieri (The Witch of Little Italy; The Witch of Bourbon Street) warns in her author's note, this novel delivers all the things readers of her other "Witch" novels expect, like gardens, ghosts, and magic; however, it also enters much grimmer territory.
VERDICT While compelling at times, the novel gets bogged down with too many peripheral characters and builds to an underwhelming conclusion. Recommended for readers who enjoyed Palmieri's other titles who aren't put off by potentially disturbing topics, such as sexual violence and torture.
Reviewed by Amy Stenftenagel, Washington Cty. Lib., Woodbury, MN , Oct 01, 2016
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