Indigo Springs is a sleepy town where things seem normal . . . until Astrid’s father dies and she moves into his house. She discovers that her father had been accessing magic that flowed, literally, in a blue stream beneath the house.
When she starts to use the vitagua to enchant everyday items, the results seem innocent enough. A watch becomes a charm that means you’re always in the right place at the right time; a pendant enables the wearer to convince anyone of anything . . .
But as events in Indigo Springs unfold and the true potential of vitagua is revealed, Astrid and her friends unwittingly embark on a journey fraught with power, change, and a future too devastating to contemplate. Friends become enemies and enemies become friends as Astrid discovers secrets from her shrouded childhood that will lead her to a destiny stranger than she could have imagined.
—A psychologically astute, highly original debut—complex, eerie and utterly believable.
Stay tuned for the projected sequel. (Kirkus Reviews – Full review here).
Indigo Springs was my first novel. Released in 2009, it won the Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic.
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