The Witches of Bellinas

Tansy and Guy are the newest residents of the tiny, tucked-away seaside community of Bellinas, CA. The town overflows with food, flowers, and charm and is run by Guy’s wealthy cousin and her tech-mogul husband. Even as Tansy and Guy adjust to the comforting rhythm of life in Bellinas, Tansy becomes increasingly suspicious of the community that has renounced so much of the world. Is she the only one unsettled by this place, where the power lies in the hands of one man and his chosen few? Jones’s (Low Country: A Memoir) fiction debut incisively explores the complexities of cults and their followers. Piper Goodeve offers a dreamy, disquieting narration that makes for an atmospheric experience, as the line between fact and fiction, between right and wrong, is increasingly blurred. Listeners will be swept up in an unsettling world, rife with seductive power, magic kept under wraps, and women seeking community and control.