Tufa #04: Chapel of Ease

Tufa #04: Chapel of Ease
Alex Bledsoe
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h208 x 135mm - 320pg
17 Mar 2020 US
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9780765376572
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The latest installment in Alex Bledsoe's critically-acclaimed Tufa series that" Kirkus Reviews" calls "powerful, character-driven drama...a sheer delight." (starred review)When Matt Johanssen, a young New York actor, auditions for "Chapel of Ease," an off-Broadway musical, he is instantly charmed by Ray Parrish, the show's writer and composer. They soon become friends; Matt learns that Ray's people call themselves the Tufa and that the musical is based on the history of his isolated home town. But there is one question in the show's script that Ray refuses to answer: what is buried in the ruins of the chapel of ease?As opening night approaches, strange things begin to happen. A dreadlocked girl follows Ray and spies on him. At the press preview, a strange Tufa woman warns him to stop the show. Then, as the rave reviews arrive, Ray dies in his sleep.Matt and the cast are distraught, but there's no question of shutting down: the run quickly sells out. They postpone opening night for a week and Matt volunteers to take Ray's ashes back to Needsville. He also hopes, while he's there, to find out more of the real story behind the play and discover the secret that Ray took to his grave.Matt's journey into the haunting Appalachian mountains of Cloud County sets him on a dangerous path, where some secrets deserve to stay buried.

#01: Hum and the Shiver, The
#02: Wisp of a Thing
#03: Long Black Curl
#04: Chapel of Ease
#05: Gather Her Round
#06: Fairies of Sadieville, The

"With his subtle, character-driven approach, Bledsoe skillfully fuses music, legend, and regional atmosphere to create something that feels like an unexplored corner of American mythology." Publishers Weekly Praise for the Tufa books: "Long Black Curl makes me so happy that there are authors writing real North American-based mythic fiction...one that sits so well it feels like it's always been a part of us." - Charles de Lint"Beautifully written, surprisingly moving, and unexpected in the best of ways." -Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author, on Wisp of a Thing"Captures the allure and the sometimes sinister beauty of the Appalachian backwoods. -Library Journal, starred review, on Wisp of a Thing"It's no secret that music stirs the soul, and combining that with a folk-tale setting makes a deeply heart-rending novel." - RT Book Reviews (four stars) on Long Black Curl"Haunting. . . . It's a mixture: folk tales and folk songs, updated with a dose of Sex and the City. Or, you might say, a rustic version of 'urban fantasy, ' with its suggestion that there's mystery just around the corner, hidden behind even the dullest small-town facade." - The Wall Street Journal on The Hum and the Shiver"A lot of fun." - Booklist on Long Black Curl"
ALEX BLEDSOE is the critically-acclaimed author of the Tufa novels The Hum and the Shiver, Wisp of a Thing, Long Black Curl, and Chapel of Ease as well as the Eddie LaCrosse series: The Sword-Edged Blonde, Dark Jenny, Burn Me Deadly, and He Drank, and Saw the Spider.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780765376572
Published: 17 Mar 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Tor Books
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 208mm
Width: 135mm
Pages: 320

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