The daughter of the boatman

When Miranda Crabry was still a child, her father died in swamps. Since then, she carries the smuggling of the charismatic preacher Cotton and the group of his followers - just to make ends meet and protect the old witch and the little found. But in the depths of Bayu, dark forces act, both human and supernatural. Miranda’s life is about to turn over, because the crazy preacher will give an unimaginable task and the girl will find out how far it will have to go and what to sacrifice in this last journey.


Miranda Crabry has been alone since her father died many years ago in swamps. Now she barely makes ends meet and transports smuggling the charismatic preacher Cotton. All this in order to protect the old witch and a small child. But in the depths of Bayu there are dark forces, both human and supernatural nature. Miranda’s life is about to turn over, because the manic preacher gives a crazy task and she will learn how painful decisions are painful ... Great and just as cruel. - Bloody Disgusting “The sad story of love, self -sacrifice and how bad people can create a community and direct others to the path of darkness.” - NPR “This is a strange, wonderful fairy tale, ghost history, Gothic thriller. The story of families that we find in the strangest, most terrible places - how they form us, and sometimes even break, and how we collect fragments. ” - This is Horror “Reading this novel is an exciting experience that I will not forget soon. The book will appeal to fans of the supernatural southern Gothic horror. ” - Cemetery Dance “Davidson grew up in Arkansas, studied at the University of Mississippi and now lives in Georgia, so South Gothic is his heritage and part of the personality.” - British Fantasy Society “Exciting Horror Romance combines the inner violence of Kormak McCarthy with its own completely original skill, connecting rich folklore magic with the best elements of a hard thriller. Stunning Supernatural South Gothic. ” - Kirkus “Roman resembles the works of Joe Hill and Neil Gaiman ... But the poetics of prose and some motives are closer to another writer from the south - Kormak McCarthy.” - Memphis Flyer “A perfectly written novel in which flanner o"onnor, noir from the outback and the mythical imagination of Clive Barker mixed?” - Paul three “... you almost feel the smell of swamp flora, feel the boards of roughly knocked -down flooring under your bare feet. The novel is a supernatural relative of the gloomy thrillers "Ozark", a sensual story about river and swamp lands, rich in details and replete with Slavic folklore. ” - Christopher Bulman