Horror and dark fiction writer discusses first book in ‘Little White Flowers’ series

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Amber Hathaway is a horror and dark fiction writer. Her book “Little White Flowers” is the first book in the “Little White Flowers” series.

Book Summary:

When she and her brother venture to Evanston, Maine to clean out an estranged relative’s estate, horror enthusiast Alice Drayon’s life begins paralleling her favorite page-turners. The sojourn in their grandmother’s “wicked” hometown provides the perfect opportunity for Alice to delve into Grammie’s mysterious past. However, she soon discovers that the horrific event that drove Grammie away is but one small piece of the town’s blighted history.

Confronted with increasing hostility from Evanston’s insular religious community as she closes in on the truth, Alice must risk everything to save lives. Her soft-spoken new neighbor, Riley Moore, seems to have answers ... and some dark secrets of his own. Can Alice trust him to help her put an end to Evanston’s insidious practices, or will she become yet another casualty?

The main character, Alice Drayon, is autistic. Hathaway says she received her own autism diagnosis in 2022.

“There are as many ways to be autistic as there are autistic people, and I hope that through Alice, readers will be able to see a different side of autism,” Hathaway said.

Hathaway says she her inspiration for the book came from Stephen King’s “Children of the Corn”. She says she wrote the first draft when she was 19 and published it 15 year later after receiving her PhD in Physics from the University of Maine.

“Little White Flowers” is available here. It will also be coming soon to the UMaine bookstore.

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October), Hathaway is donating 10% of her royalties in September and October to Partners for Peace.

For more information on Hathaway and her book, visit her website.