Local author Sonja Condit will celebrate the launch of her new Southern gothic novel, The Banshee of Machrae, at an in-store launch party at Fiction Addiction on Monday, October 22 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This event is free and open to the public and the perfect way to get into the mood for Halloween. Refreshments will be served. Books can be purchased online, at the store, or by calling Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540.
In The Banshee of Machrae, on one winter night, young Kalen Machrae drives off a haunted bridge. Rescued and revived, he’s trapped between life and death. As Kalen deteriorates, Jessa, his obsessed little sister, starts setting fires, each one more ferocious and nearer to the home where her older brother lays suffering. Emmy Fane, Kalen’s girlfriend, can’t allow Jessa to kill Kalen, but she can’t bear for a declining Kalen to endlessly anguish. Struggling with her choices, Emma encounters Lilly, the Machrae family banshee and phantom spirit of the bridge. Lilly shows her myriad possibilities for each option, and how each incarnation unfolds.
Author Sonja Condit received her MFA from Converse College, where she studied with Robert Olmstead, Leslie Pietrzyk, R. T. Smith, and Marlin Barton. Her short fiction has appeared in Shenandoah magazine, among other publications. She plays principal bassoon in the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra and the Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium. She teaches music at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities.
If you cannot make the event, you can reserve a personalized copy of the author’s book by contacting Fiction Addiction in advance at 864-675-0540 or at [email protected].