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From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, a chilling and compulsive novel about a family holiday that takes a terrifying turn.
A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
''Splendidly tense and atmospheric - a contemporary Rebecca'' MAIL ON SUNDAY
''A novel of almost unbearable tension'' IRISH TIMES
''Stunningly twisty'' ASHLEY AUDRAIN, author of The Push
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Newly married and with a baby on the way, Jacy has everything she ever wanted. When she and her husband, Jed, go to visit his father in his remote cottage, Jacy feels bathed in love by Dr. Ash, if less so by his housekeeper, the enigmatic Mrs. Brandt.
Then Jacy has a health scare. Swiftly, all eyes are on Jacy''s condition, and whispers about Jed''s long-dead mother seem to be intruding upon the present.
