![]() Something dark and terrible lives in that wagon, something that is hunting its enemies and devouring souls.īacchanal contains two plots that function largely independently until the final act. It all comes back to the strange red wagon at the heart of the Bacchanal Carnival. Children go missing from every town they pass through, and carnies who don’t pull their weight disappear or turn up dead. She has long-term goals and real responsibilities, and although she is far from rich, she is making her own money using her talents for the first time in her life. For the first time in her life, she has friends and lovers. ![]() Most of the creatures she’s tried to connect to telepathically have died, but Eliza is nothing if not determined to figure out how to turn her curse into a gift.Īs the days turn into weeks, and the weeks turn into months, Eliza settles in. The job suits her well, as she can secretly communicate with animals. Clay, the apparent leader of the carnival, takes her on and sets her to work with the bedraggled animals that live in the tiny zoo. With no prospects, no family, and no money, joining the carnival may be her only chance at independence. In Louisiana, lonely Eliza Meeks encounters the mostly all-Black carnival as it comes to her town. Henry takes readers on a tour of the Depression-era American south and southwest. In her debut historical fantasy novel Bacchanal, Veronica G. ![]()
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