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The November Stranger
Paperback
Publisher: Sunspiral Press
Published: Jan 10 2026
Pages: 310
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
At the crossroads where Old Hollow Road meets Creek Bend, the women of the Sayers family have always made their choices.
But for Nora Sayers, choice has always felt like a luxury she can't afford. Since her mother's death, she has been the responsible one-the woman who kept the farm running, who paid the bills, and who buried her artistic ambitions under layers of practical necessity. She has become an expert at feeding everyone but herself.
Then comes the November new moon. When Nora arrives at the crossroads to perform her ancestral duty, she is met by an impossible reflection: a starving, desperate future version of herself from another timeline where she chose to leave her safe life of obligation and duty. Caught between the ghost of her mother's unlived life and the terrifying specter of her own future, Nora is given an ultimatum: Feed the hunger.
With the help of her grandmother Pearl and the quiet, steadfast support of her husband Jacob, Nora begins a desperate excavation of her own soul. From the dusty rafters of an old barn to the wavy glass of salvaged church windows, Nora must build a life that is neither a prison nor a flight, but a sanctuary.
The November Stranger is a haunting, luminous exploration of the lives we don't live, the risks we don't take, and the terrifying beauty of finally claiming one's own name.
About the Author
Tammy Mundy is a Charlottesville-based writer with deep ancestral roots in the Virginia Blue Ridge. A graduate of the University of Virginia, her interdisciplinary studies focused on creative writing, women's studies, and folkloric cultural studies. She draws on this background to weave stories about the choices that define us and the magic hidden in ordinary landscapes. The November Stranger is her debut novel.
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