AURARIA: A Novel “Weaves tall tales and legends, Carrollian surrealism, and a fascinating cast of characters into a genuinely inventive novel that reads like steampunk via Mark Twain. Fact and fancy are intertwined cleverly and seamlessly in a top-notch, thoroughly American fantasy.”. Tim Westover is the author of The Winter Sisters ( avg rating, ratings, reviews, published ), Auraria ( avg rating, ratings, /5. "I loved Auraria, by Tim Westover, who based much of his mythos on southern Appalachian folklore. This story romps across those rugged mountains and splashes gleefully into springs flecked with gold. Westover presents us with a delightfully imaginative world, where trees sing and fish swim in the mist/5().
10 responses to " Author Interview Giveaway: AURARIA by Tim Westover " Lucy. I hadn't heard of this book before but your interview makes the book sound really fascinating. I love quirky characters and folk tales so I'm looking forward to reading Auraria sometime. That and your 5-star review have me convinced. Tim Westover Is a well-known author, some of his books are a fascination for readers like in the Auraria book, this is one of the most wanted Tim Westover author readers around the world. A Little Bit abOut Me. I'm Tim Westover, ( -?). I'm not a native Southerner - no accent, no family roots here. I'm Southern now through exposure and exploration and no small amount of good luck. Baking time with my oldest daughter. I was born in Rhode Island, and my family moved to Tennessee and then to London, England.
All the Recommender can say after reading Tim Westover's new novel, Auraria, is Wow! What a journey! What a journey! It's hard to believe Auraria doesn't really exist and kind of sad to think you won't be able to pack an overnight bag and take a train through Georgia to this mountain retreat filled with an unusual assortment of characters both. Auraria is it. Tim Westover writes at a professional level, and his quirky tale about a strange mining town where magic hides in plain sight is wonderfully fresh and original.” Aaron Hughes, Fantastic Reviews “‘Red fish that jump up from lakes of mist. Houses with infinite interior space. Farms frozen over by their springhouses. Moon maidens. Tim Westover. “Stay Awhile and Listen ”. Novels by Tim Westover. I’m an adopted Southerner writing novels about ancient spirits, humble ghosts, singing trees, medicine-show men, haunted pianos, and miraculous sisters in the 19th century. I take inspiration from tall tales, Southern myths and legends, small towns, folklore, fantasy.
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