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The Witches of Bellinas

A Novel

by J. Nicole Jones
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A dreamy California Gothic about a woman who moves to the mysterious town of Bellinas to save her marriage, only to be swept up in a hedonistic cult that isn’t what it seems
Tansy and her husband Guy are the newest arrivals in Bellinas, a lush oasis tucked into the coast of northern California where a reclusive, creative community is beginning to take shape. Helmed by Guy’s cousin Mia, a famous model -turned -wellness -luminary, and her tech mogul husband, the group renounces the outside world in pursuit of purity, fashioning their own rules about what to eat and how to live.
Everything seems perfect in Bellinas: food is abundant, flowers are always in bloom, and nearby wildfires leave the town remarkably unscathed. While Guy is happy in their new lives, Tansy becomes more and more suspicious of the community and increasingly desperate to save her already-fragile marriage. And as lonely women have throughout the ages, she wants to believe in what may only be a beautiful lie.
The Witches of Bellinas unfolds as a confession from Tansy, filled with anguish over the life, and sense of self, she’s surrendered in her desperation to belong. In J. Nicole Jones’s clever reimagining of cult power and groupthink, the question isn’t why join, but rather, what happens when you understand the danger, but can’t conceive of a way out?

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    May 14, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9781646221813

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      • ISBN: 9781646221813
      • File size: 2640 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      April 1, 2024
      When Tansy and her new husband, Guy, visited the picturesque town of Bellinas, California, they decided to do what many jaded New Yorkers had done before them and move west. Their connection to the town is Guy's wealthy cousin, Mia, and her husband, Manny, who themselves traded the glamour of modeling and the fame of tech entrepreneurship for the pleasures of coastal living. Tansy and Guy move into a guesthouse on Mia and Manny's palatial estate and soon realize that the magnetic chemistry of their hosts is actually a signal for something stronger and much more sinister. Jones (Low Country, 2021) explores the impact of feigned powerlessness as readers question Tansy's initial reluctance to, and eventual acceptance of, her picture-perfect new community. The novel establishes a sense of urgency up front, before Tansy retells the events of the preceding weeks at her own pace. Fans of Kate Weinberg's The Truants (2020) and Swan Huntley's The Goddesses (2017) will enjoy Jones' deliberate pacing, lyrical style, and appreciation for many kinds of inspiration.

      COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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