Wisp of a Thing: A Novel of the Tufa (Tufa Novels), by Alex Bledsoe
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Wisp of a Thing: a unique contemporary fantasy where magic is hidden in plain sight and age-old rivalries simmer just beneath the surface
Alex Bledsoe's The Hum and the Shiver was named one of the Best Fiction Books of 2011 by Kirkus Reviews. Now Bledsoe returns to the isolated ridges and hollows of the Smoky Mountains to spin an equally enchanting tale of music and magic older than the hills.
Touched by a very public tragedy, musician Rob Quillen comes to Cloud County, Tennessee, in search of a song that might ease his aching heart. All he knows of the mysterious and reclusive Tufa is what he has read on the Internet: They are an enigmatic clan of swarthy, black-haired mountain people whose historical roots are lost in myth and controversy. Some people say that when the first white settlers came to the Appalachians centuries ago, they found the Tufa already there. Others hint that Tufa blood brings special gifts.
Rob finds both music and mystery in the mountains. Close-lipped locals guard their secrets, even as Rob gets caught up in a subtle power struggle he can't begin to comprehend. A vacationing wife goes missing, raising suspicions of foul play, and a strange feral girl runs wild in the woods, howling in the night like a lost spirit.
Change is coming to Cloud County, and only the night wind knows what part Rob will play when the last leaf falls from the Widow's Tree…and a timeless curse must be broken at last.
Wisp of a Thing: A Novel of the Tufa (Tufa Novels), by Alex Bledsoe- Brand: Bledsoe, Alex
- Published on: 2015-03-03
- Released on: 2015-03-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.28" h x .89" w x 5.51" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 352 pages
From Booklist One of the very good things about Bledsoe’s latest novel is that we can’t tell, until we’re well into the book, whether it’s a fantasy or offbeat mainstream. Musician Rob Quillen, a contestant on a TV singing competition, is devastated when his girlfriend, who was being flown to Hollywood to surprise him for the show’s final episode, is killed when her plane crashes. Told about the Tufa, a mysterious group of people living in the Great Smoky Mountains, Rob heads off to Needsville, Tennessee, in search of a song that can heal a broken heart. At first, the small town feels a little isolated, its people a bit quirky to Rob’s big-city eyes. But soon he begins to notice odd things: a graveyard that seems to have vanished when he returns to it; strange, humanlike, howling sounds from the woods. This is a very subtle book; like Graham Masterton, Bledsoe relies on the slow accumulation of tantalizing hints to give the reader a sense of something going on in the space between the words on the page. A chilling mix of fantasy, realism, and a touch of horror. --David Pitt
Review
“Beautifully written, surprisingly moving, and unexpected in the best of ways.” ―Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author
“This beautifully handled drama once again comes complete with fascinating characters, a persuasive setting, and intriguing complications. Bledsoe's on a roll.” ―Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Captures the allure and the sometimes sinister beauty of the Appalachian backwoods, filled with myths, haunted by ghosts, and touched, always, by death.” ―Library Journal, starred review
“Bledsoe's rich, nearly poetic prose . . . captured me at page one and didn't let me go to the end. If you are a fan of urban fantasy, this is a book you need to add to your list today.” ―Seattle Post-Intelligencer on The Hum and the Shiver
“I loved this book for many reasons--the bone-deep mystery, the setting, the music, and the harsh beauty of its characters. It gives a new meaning to well played.” ―Rachel Caine, New York Times bestselling author of Two Weeks' Notice, on The Hum and the Shiver
“Bledsoe crafts a deceptively simple story of family and community, laced with the music and beliefs of a magical reality.” ―Library Journal, starred review on The Hum and the Shiver
“It's a mixture: folk tales and folk songs, updated with a dose of Sex and the City. Or a rustic version of 'urban fantasy,' with its suggestion that there's mystery just around the corner, hidden behind even the dullest small-town façade.” ―The Wall Street Journal on The Hum and the Shiver
“This powerful, character-driven drama occurs against an utterly convincing backdrop and owns complications enough to keep everybody compulsively turning the pages.” ―Kirkus Reviews, starred review on The Hum and the Shiver
“Imagine a book somewhere between American Gods and Faulkner. In brief: a good book. Absolutely worth your time.” ―Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author, on The Hum and the Shiver
About the Author ALEX BLEDSOE is the critically acclaimed author of The Hum and the Shiver, as well as the novels in the Eddie LaCrosse series, including He Drank, and Saw the Spider.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Hauntingly beautiful By The Book Lady As soon as I read the first page of this book, I was hooked. I felt like I was pulled into the mysterious mountain home of the Tufa, and became part of their strange and secret world. The story is about a devastated young musician seeking a song that will heal his broken heart, but what he finds is completely unexpected. The story reveals itself slowly, twining the music of the mountains with exciting action and suspense as the young man's discovers some of the dark secrets of the Tufa, a race of people who are not at all what they seem. Alex Bledsoe is an adept storyteller with a beautifully descriptive writing style. I haven't read his other Tufa novel "The Hum and the Shiver" but I plan to get a copy soon. This was an excellent read and a story as hauntingly beautiful as a mountain melody.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. If the written word could express a minor chord . . . By kemper b. durand I've followed Alex Bledsoe's work for a while now. I enjoy his books quite a bit, especially his fantasy-detective stories of Eddie LaCrosse.But this book blew me away. The Hum and the Shiver introduced this world of "magical" Appalachia, but Wisp of a Thing brought it home. From the first words you are drawn into a world that isn't quite right. Bledsoe slowly peels back the onion of the mystery bringing greater clarity to the story along with more and more mystery and dis-ease. (I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but it is true).These "Tufa" novels have been described as musical or lyrical. I certainly can attest that music flows through the words on the page and creates great energy, excitement, and fear. A minor chord runs throughout the novel and deepens the emotion felt by the reader.Bravo, Mr. Bledsoe. I am eager to read (and hear) more.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. It's Contemporary Fantasy, but It Sure Isn't Urban By H. P. Wisp of a Thing is the sequel to Bledsoe's Hum and Shiver. It's a very loose sort of sequel and one that I think could be read without reading Hum and Shiver without too much confusion. Bledsoe returns deep into the hills of eastern Tennessee to the magical, musical Tufa people. Two of the main characters from Hum and Shiver--Bronwyn and the reverend--make only cameo appearances, and the newsman not at all. Bliss Overbay and Rockhouse Hicks, on the other hand, play increased roles, and a new character is introduced--Rob Quillen, a forlorn musician from outside looking for a song to mend his broken heart.I very much enjoyed Hum and Shiver, but it treated the nature of the Tufa as a mystery, not something to be explored in the fantastical sense. Wisp of a Thing remedies that. A lot of time is spent on the lore of the Tufa and the book is better for it. Hum and Shiver also suffered from a too-abrupt climax. The climax here is much more satisfying. It does not, unfortunately, appear to set the table for a sequel, but Hum and Shiver and Wisp of a Thing are well worth your time. Bledsoe's books succeed as fantasy and, while Ron Rash he ain't, his books succeed as regional fiction.
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