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To John Dyer for your magic, and to Zach Hudgins for your attitude and tenderness. To Doug Hudgins for showing me what nature could offer. To Cindy Cates for your wildness. You all make up the strange little world that inspired this book.
To Lyca and Kingsley, my familiars.
To AJ Minette, my love, who made me believe I could do this.
To my mother, Cathy Hudgins, for everything. As usual, your contributions are too vital and overwhelming to capture.
And to the land—thank you for allowing me to draw from your power.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ALLI DYER grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia, where her family has lived for generations. For the last decade, she has worked in entertainment and book publishing and now lives in Los Angeles. Strange Folk is her first novel.
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Names: Dyer, Alli, author.
Title: Strange folk : a novel / Alli Dyer.
Description: First Atria Books hardcover edition. | New York : Atria Paperback, 2024.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023038061 (print) | LCCN 2023038062 (ebook) | ISBN 9781668045770 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781668045787 (paperback) | ISBN 9781668045794 (ebook)
Subjects: BISAC: FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological | FICTION / Occult & Supernatural | LCGFT: Paranormal fiction. | Novels.
Classification: LCC PS3604.Y44 S77 2024 (print) | LCC PS3604.Y44 (ebook) | DDC 813/.6--dc23/eng/20231124
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Alli Dyer, Strange Folk
