The fortune

Elinor Caskey steers her family toward comfort and success in the postwar years, all while something malevolent takes root among them, unseen. Her favorite daughter, Frances, has always felt an odd pull toward the Perdido River without understanding why. That pull grows stronger, and its meaning becomes clear only when Frances gives birth. Elinor takes charge of the hidden delivery, which she sees as the crowning achievement of her life. Along the banks of the Perdido, the river keeps its toll, claiming both humans and demons, some in violent deaths and others in a more willing surrender.