Eva Adderley will read from her new novel, Raised. Publisher Campfire Press gives this teaser of Raised:

Thirteen years ago, Sadie’s father left her to live with a family of bears in the enchanted forest that surrounded her peculiar hometown.

Yesterday, the bears ate him.

In the wake of her father’s death, Sadie befriends a mysterious Wolf-Woman who is mourning a loss of her own. Together, they work to rebuild a sense of normalcy.

But “normal” looks different for everyone, and their magical town has its own ideas about how they should heal.

There’s a story in the town library that needs an ending.

There’s a golden thread that needs a knot.

And The Festival of The Fireflies is fast approaching.

Eva Adderley is a playwright, teacher, and artist based in Minneapolis. She has a BFA in studio arts with minors in theater and English from the University of Iowa. Her plays have been performed in Iowa, Minnesota, New York, and Sydney, Australia. She was a presenting writer at the 2015 Women Playwrights International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. In addition to her work as a playwright, she is a costume designer, puppet maker, and illustrator.