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Hatched from a Chicken Egg
Paperback
Publisher Price: $15.99
Publisher: Tibbi Ann Hardix LLC
Published: Jan 11 2026
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.37
Height: 0.24 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Hatched from a Chicken Egg is a haunting Appalachian gothic novel set in the struggling hollers of rural West Virginia, where survival depends on grit, community, and the quiet bargains people make with the land itself.
When a new Depression tightens its grip on the small town of Brakesville, the Henderson family does what they have always done-work harder, share what little they have, and keep their doors open to neighbors in need. But when food begins to disappear, livestock vanish without trace, and something unseen starts rearranging their lives with deliberate intent, the ridge surrounding their farm feels less like protection and more like a witness.
Everything changes when the Henderson boys discover a feral, half-starved little girl living inside an abandoned school bus, surviving on eggshells and instinct. The child, Angel, carries secrets older than the mountains and hums a melody that seems to call something back from the woods. As the family takes her in, it becomes clear that she is not simply a victim of neglect-but part of something far stranger.
Blending rural realism with slow-burn supernatural horror, Hatched from a Chicken Egg explores motherhood, inherited trauma, and the ancient forces that linger in forgotten places. As violence, fire, and retribution sweep through the ridge, the line between protector and predator blurs, and the land itself seems to decide who belongs-and who does not.
Dark, unsettling, and deeply rooted in Appalachian voice and folklore, this novel is a story about what survives when everything else is stripped away-and what may hatch when the mountains decide to answer back.
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