Midlife isn't decline. It's a portal.
A perimenopausal woman takes a sip of ancient beer and falls through a mycelial network of beer-brewing witches and ancient feminine wisdom — where the very change unmaking her at home makes her dangerous, powerful, and necessary.
She arrived a failure. She's exactly what this world has been waiting for.
A Kirkus Best Indie Book of 2025
“Earthy, uncanny, and quietly powerful." - StoryGraph reviewer @namva
2026 CANREADS Award Finalist in Women's Fiction
When August Monk sips a historic brew, she's pulled into an alternate world — one where women bound to nature are hunted by a patriarchal order determined to burn them out. But here, everything failing her back home is exactly what this world needs. As she searches for a way home, August discovers that the decline she was promised is actually her power — and that chosen family runs stronger than blood.
“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
In the vein of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin.”
“A strong debut with compelling characters that passionately advocates for community, nature, and found family.”
“Masterful worldbuilding… tragic and harrowing, yet undeniably hopeful.”
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