The Liar of Red Valley by Walter GoodwaterMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Our protagonist's mother possesses the magical ability to cause reality to change based on what she writes in her book. Whatever she writes comes to pass.
Rather than using that power to run things, she mostly just exchanges her talent for money.
Mom eventually dies and our protagonist discovers that she also possesses this ability, it has been passed down from mother to daughter since the founding of the Valley.
There is some sort of powerful being (an alien? something supernatural?) that is attracted to the valley. He wants her for her power.
Fans of Stephen King will recognize many of the features of this book. But this is a reasonably unique story and setting. Worth a read for any fan of horror and fantasy.
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