• In 'Idle Grounds,' a pack of children searches the woods for their missing cousin

  • Feb 20 2025
  • Length: 9 mins
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In 'Idle Grounds,' a pack of children searches the woods for their missing cousin

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  • When a young child goes missing at a family gathering, a pack of cousins sets out into the woods to find her. Idle Grounds follows this group of children as they search their late grandmother's property and wonder whether something sinister might lurk there. Krystelle Bamford says her new novel dips into the New England Gothic genre, inspired by the darkness that bubbles underneath the daylight of the adult world. In today's episode, Bamford speaks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about the author's own New England upbringing, the magic and mystery of childhood, and the potential dangers of nostalgia.

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