PRAISE FOR THE KNOWING

Carolyn Boykin’s debut novel is imaginative and arresting. This writer is unflinching in her development of characters who are searing and consume the pages with no boundaries. This makes for an unforgettable story that will stay with you—long after the book is closed. Get well acquainted with this work and the writer. Boykin comes onto the literary scene with a promising start for critical acclaim.

–Alexis Pride, Associate Professor of Columbia College Chicago and author of Where the River Ends

Boykin weaves a tale of supernatural suspense around a cast of characters who all deserve their own novel. She breathes a terrifying urgency into the age-old themes of co-dependence, hatred, and betrayal.

–Jeff Hoffmann, author of Other People’s Children

In 1933, in a rural area outside of Rayville, Louisiana, the birth of a child was keenly anticipated. His coming has awakened spiritual forces seeking balance in the universe. Two entities in close contact are believed to have similar properties even after being separated, making it possible to manipulate one to reach the other. So it is with the child, Clyde, who will struggle between two powerful women. One believes in his inherent evil, while the other thinks she can nurture his salvation.