SummaryThis lyrical tale of evil, loss, and redemption is a
stunning addition to the Southern gothic tradition of
Flannery O'Connor and Harry Crews. A Choir of Ill Children is the startling story of Kingdom
Come, a decaying, swamp backwater that draws the lost, ill-
fated, and damned. Since his mother's disappearance and his father's suicide,
Thomas has cared for his three brothers, conjoined triplets
with separate bodies but one shared brain, and the town's
only industry, the Mill. Because of his family's prominence, Thomas is feared and
respected by the superstitious swamp folk. Granny witches
cast hexes while Thomas's childhood sweetheart drifts
through his life like a vengeful ghost and his best friend,
a reverend suffering from the power of tongues, is overcome
with this curse as he tries to warn of impending menace.
All Thomas learns is that the carnival is coming. Torn by responsibility and rage, Thomas must face his
tormented past as well as the mysterious forces surging
toward the town he loves and despises.
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