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Blackwater: The Complete Saga

Written by: Michael McDowell
Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
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Blackwater is the saga of a small town, Perdido, Alabama, and Elinor Dammert, the stranger who arrives there under mysterious circumstances on Easter Sunday, 1919. On the surface, Elinor is gracious, charming, anxious to belong in Perdido, and eager to marry Oscar Caskey, the eldest son of Perdido’s first family. But her beautiful exterior hides a shocking secret. Beneath the waters of the Perdido River, she turns into something terrifying, a creature whispered about in stories that have chilled the residents of Perdido for generations. Some of those who observe her rituals in the river will never be seen again ...

Originally published as a series of six volumes in 1983, Blackwater is the crowning achievement of Michael McDowell, author of the Southern Gothic classics Cold Moon Over Babylon and The Elementals and screenwriter of Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas. This first-ever one-volume edition will allow a new generation of listeners to discover this modern horror classic.

©1983, 2017 Estate of Michael McDowell (P)2017 Valancourt Books LLC
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This is a story about a family with secrets through several generations. The book is interesting from start to finish.

Don’t hesitate listen to the book.

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Excellent details were. Phenomenal good story line kept you listening and on edge of your chair

Black Water

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I think this was a really great story and was narrated really well. I was sad when it ended. It would be cool to hear the story from Francis’ side I think too.

I loved this story

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This is one of those books that reaches further into the depths of your soul and makes you have no choice but to feel the story and characters within it. The depth of character development is overwhelmingly some of the best I have encountered. A true epic that will instantly become a favourite.

Epic story of a mysterious family from the very roots of the American south.

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I loved this book. Wonderful story and fully realized characters with great narration. I felt at times that this was very like a John Irving novel with its characteristic family politics and eccentric members and dialogue. I also enjoyed the feel of early 20th century time and place, with all of its beauty and baggage, people and customs of the era as we followed this family through the decades. I highly recommend this book.

Fantastic, powerful, emotional story.

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