Night Songs

Night Songs

Author: Alli Dyer Listening Length: 13h 8m

In this haunting family saga, a young woman must delve into her country star mother’s music to break a curse that has plagued the women in her family for generations—before her time runs out. On the morning of Rhea’s eighteenth birthday, she makes a shocking discovery—her mother was the famed singer of some of coun...

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EIGHT YEARS LEFT

That summer, I was asked to play a Fourth of July show down in Austin. It was a scene.

Thousands of long-haired young people descended on the ranch, kicking up dust with their secondhand boots and handmade sandals. Folks were sitting on blankets and lighting up and dancing to the music with their shirts off.

I was hanging out behind the stage with Tate and the other musicians when Tima showed up in her silver jumpsuit. I hadn’t seen her since Christmas, and when she hugged me, I went a little limp in her arms. She pulled away and turned my face up to hers, scanning my eyes.