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"Blooms is the best we have at combining magical realism with the grit and grace of the best documentary. The Blooms of Every Bone a Prayer continues to flower in Where I Can’t Follow." — Robert Gipe, author of Pop
"A The Good Place-like musing on life and death with a backdrop of both magic and poverty." — Den of Geek
"This fantastically real, absorbing novel explores what it would feel like to have an escape hatch from the hardships of life, and the agonizing decision whether to leave everyone you love behind." — Good Housekeeping
"Where I Can't Follow is a powerful and unflinching look into emotion, place and its people, and what binds you even when not fully belonging. Ashley Blooms has written a haunting testament to the survival of self and family in a struggling, desperate Appalachian community." — Kim Michele Richardson, New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
"Haunting and hopeful, a hard story full of shocking warmth and unexpected beauty. The little doors of Blackdamp are the kind of make-believe that feels true, a magic so vivid it feels more like a memory than a work of fiction." — Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of The Once and Future Witches
"Ashley Blooms novels have this in common with the tallest of trees: they are deftly rooted in the land of their origin, and yet their crowns, dappled with starlight, define a much broader world. In Where I Can't Follow, the twined themes of magical escape and what it means to be left behind build a brilliant stage on which Blooms' luminous cast of characters is transformed. A captivating novel that is at once personal and universal." — Fran Wilde, double-Nebula award winning author of Riverland and Updraft
"Blooms is the best we have at combining magical realism with the grit and grace of the best documentary. The Blooms of Every Bone a Prayer continues to flower in Where I Can’t Follow." — Robert Gipe, author of Pop
"With wisdom beyond her years, Blooms illuminates human frailty and elevates the humble journey. Her mountain tale of hardship comes wrapped in delicious language. I highlighted favorites phrases so I could re-read them and be stunned all over again. Her original voice is captivating and unique and delivers an ethereal story about trust triumphing over self-doubt. Congratulations, Ashley Blooms, on propelling our imagination toward a new dimension." — Leah Weiss, bestselling author of If The Creek Don’t Rise and All The Little Hopes
