the Darker family have come together for the first time in over a decade
whose fathers are rival chieftains of the same village
But she's about to discover how far some people will go to keep their hold on her - and others like her
Catherine Fletcher provides an enrapturing narrative history that brings all of this and more into view
doesn't like to talk about her husband
Balm 9781835012086 the Darker family have comeAbout Balm by Dolen Perkins Valdez The Civil War has ended, and Madge, Sadie, and Hemp have each come to Chicago in search of a new life. Born with magical hands, Madge has the power to discern others' suffering, but she cannot heal her own damaged heart. Sadie can commune with the dead, but until she makes peace with her father, she, too, cannot fully engage her gift. Meanwhile, Hemp is searching for his missing family in a city that shimmers with