“Author Jan Stinchcomb has crafted something truly specialwith her novel, Verushka. This is a devastating tale of thebonds between mother and child as well as the all-too-realterrors of growing up. An astounding book and one that you’llwant to read immediately.”
-Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of TheRust Maidens and Reluctant Immortals
Someone is stalking Devon Woodward. They’ve been thereall along, since before she was born, going back to her grandmother’s time. Waiting for her. Watching. And the people who should be able to help, her own parents, are making everything worse. Devon is right to be afraid. Verushka, both victim and villain, is a half-human witch from the other side of the world. She will do anything to get what she needs from the Woodward family, but she may have finally met her matching young Devon. Will family conflict sabotage Devon’s efforts to escape and put her in even greater danger? In this multi-perspective novel that is part fairy tale and part horror story, a young girl fights to uncover the truth and save her own life.
About the author
Jan Stinchcomb is the author of Verushka (JournalStone), TheKelping (Unnerving), The Blood Trail (Red Bird Chapbooks) andFind the Girl (Main Street Rag). Her stories have appeared inBourbon Penn, The Horror Is Us (Mason Jar Press) andMenacing Hedge, among other places. A Pushcart nominee, sheis featured in Best Microfiction 2020 and The Best Small Fictions2018 & 2021. She lives in Southern California with her familyand is an associate fiction editor for Atticus Review. Find her atjanstinchcomb.com or on Twitter @janstinchcomb
