“A teenager strives to break a generations-old curse in which the firstborn daughter always meets a tragic end in this propulsive story by George (The Summer We Forgot) . . . Sumptuous, dark details increase the creeping atmosphere of this judiciously rendered psychological exploration of blame, healing, and trauma.”—Publisher’s Weekly

 “Pulses with Southern Gothic mystery and atmosphere like the hum of summer-night cicadas, and glows with hope and love like the fireflies that illuminate the sultry dark. The only thing that will slow your page-turning is pausing every other line to read a perfect sentence a few more times.”—Jeff Zentner, Morris Award-winning author of The Serpent King

“Caroline George spins an immersive, beautifully crafted tale about overcoming the life-defining words we’ve always heard about ourselves and finding the courage to live in freedom. Unforgettable.”—Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

“Caroline George creates an authentic sense of place for her deep south small town—it feels like sitting in someone’s living room listening to local gossip.”—Isaac Marion, New York Times bestselling author of the Warm Bodies series

“Past and present are richly intertwined in this gorgeously written, atmospheric novel.”—Lygia Day Peñaflor, author of Creep: A Love Story

“Caroline George weaves an intricate, soul-stirring story that wonderfully illustrates the power of our words—both spoken and unspoken—and the authority we grant them over our lives. Brimming with poetic and lyrical language, Caroline breathes vibrant life into her characters and into the hearts of everyone who reads them.”—Ellen Everett, author of I Saw You as a Flower and If Hearts Had Training Wheels

“Full of mystery and an eerie resonance, Curses and Other Buried Things explores the bonds, the beauty, and the bitterness of family inheritances against a southern gothic setting that seeps into the reader like swamp water.”—Autumn Krause, author of Before the Devil Knows You’re Here and A Dress for the Wicked