{"product_id":"the-witches-of-bellinas-isbn-9781646222728","title":"The Witches of Bellinas","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dreamy California Gothic about a woman who moves to the mysterious town of Bellinas to save her marriage, only to be swept up in a hedonistic cult that isn’t what it seems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTansy and her husband Guy are the newest arrivals in Bellinas, a lush oasis tucked into the coast of northern California where a reclusive, creative community is beginning to take shape. Helmed by Guy’s cousin Mia, a famous model -turned -wellness -luminary, and her tech mogul husband, the group renounces the outside world in pursuit of purity, fashioning their own rules about what to eat and how to live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything seems perfect in Bellinas: food is abundant, flowers are always in bloom, and nearby wildfires leave the town remarkably unscathed. While Guy is happy in their new lives, Tansy becomes more and more suspicious of the community and increasingly desperate to save her already-fragile marriage. And as lonely women have throughout the ages, she wants to believe in what may only be a beautiful lie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Witches of Bellinas \u003c\/i\u003eunfolds as a confession from Tansy, filled with anguish over the life, and sense of self, she’s surrendered in her desperation to belong. In J. Nicole Jones’s clever reimagining of cult power and groupthink, the question isn’t why join, but rather, what happens when you understand the danger, but can’t conceive of a way out?\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, A Best Book of the Week\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, A 2024 Summer Read\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookshop\u003c\/i\u003e, A Most Anticipated Title of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An immersive experience into a weird fictional California cult . . . Reminiscent of the underlying ugliness of \u003ci\u003eWhite Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the movie \u003ci\u003eWanderlust\u003c\/i\u003e (without the humor) this story has a wicked twist that I did not see coming.” —Cheri Anderson, the Bookloft, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jones has written a compelling book, drawing from our chaotic reality to create a dystopia where individual thought is extinguished for the art colony’s harmony . . . [Her] power as a storyteller burns fire-hot.\" —Lorraine Berry,\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tansy is the hero of \u003ci\u003eThe Witches of Bellinas\u003c\/i\u003e . . . having discovered the surprising secrets lurking beneath the shiny surface. It’s what she does with that knowledge that upends expectations.\" —Suzanne Van Atten, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scintillating.\" —Chloe Joe, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The narrative shrewdly sends up the narcissistic nonsense of tech bros, faux artists, and those who see spirituality as a lifestyle accoutrement, while suggesting that society’s pressure on women to be perfect is actually cultish programming suppressing female strength.\" —Rufus Hicock, \u003ci\u003eBUST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"J. Nicole Jones’s debut novel is as entrancing as it is deeply unsettling.\" —\u003ci\u003ePsychopomp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is \u003ci\u003eStepford Wives\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMidsommar\u003c\/i\u003e, and one could easily picture it being turned into a Sofia Coppola movie. Readers will be drawn in by the eerily beautiful vibes, and riveted by the complex exploration of wealth and gender roles.\" —Jillian Bell, \u003ci\u003eBookBrowse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] brilliant writer. She turns her wit and masterful writing toward a fictitious cult in her first novel.\" —Adam Vitcavage, \u003ci\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jones’s lyrical yet ominous prose affects a bewitching vibe of its own ('Don’t believe those who say that the fog is just fog . . . that the thunderheads worn by nearby mountain peaks are merely weather'). Readers will find this haunting tale is tough to shake.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The novel establishes a sense of urgency up front . . . Fans of Kate Weinberg's \u003ci\u003eThe Truants \u003c\/i\u003e(2020) and Swan Huntley's \u003ci\u003eThe Goddesses \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) will enjoy Jones' deliberate pacing, lyrical style, and appreciation for many kinds of inspiration.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At the intersection of the supernatural and simple human ugliness, \u003ci\u003eThe Witches of Bellinas\u003c\/i\u003e gives its readers chills and thrills along with a profound sense of wrongs done, but no heroes or villains. This is a novel for anyone who's wondered if the picturesque might be too good to be true.\" —\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jones has authored a fierce, timely indictment of movements masquerading as enlightenment, cautioning women especially against things that seem too good to be true. A rich, piercing novel that cries out for women to trust themselves above all others.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Witches of Bellinas\u003c\/i\u003e is like the eerie technicolor lovechild of \u003ci\u003eMidsommar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRebecca\u003c\/i\u003e. I loved being inside Tansy's mind as she learns to decode the sun-soaked, menacing world of Bellinas—and as she learns to decode herself, too. Myth and magic, gender and power, desire and death all swirl together in this novel to make a heady brew.\" —Clare Beams, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Illness Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A sinister and sparkling modern myth about the seductiveness of sisterhood, \u003ci\u003eThe Witches of Bellinas \u003c\/i\u003equestions what we are willing to sacrifice for belonging and serves as a poignant reminder that there is no sorcery more powerful than selfhood. Tansy Green's journey will stay with me for years to come.” —Ling Ling Huang, author of \u003ci\u003eNatural Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Twisty and luscious, J. Nicole Jones's \u003ci\u003eThe Witches of Bellinas\u003c\/i\u003e is like Alice's Wonderland: uncanny, at times frightening, and incredibly pleasurable to wander even as the darkness looms. You'll be swept up in its winds.\" —Julia Fine, author of \u003ci\u003eMaddalena and the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. NICOLE JONES \u003c\/b\u003ereceived her MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia University, and has held editorial positions at \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. 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