SHORTLISTED FOR THE SCOTLANDS NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTIONFINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR FIRST FICTIONAmbitious, wildly original ... it will trick and tease you to the bitter end.THE TIMESSingular and potent ... Unsettling and sharply funny with carefully builtup layers of disease in a comic deadpan. GUARDIANA masterclass in misdirection. FINANCIAL TIMESUnsettling, puckish, and brilliantly written, this novel is an absolute oneoff. CLAIRE FULLER, Womens Prize shortlisted author of Unsettled GroundMagical, perplexing, and funny in a wholly original way.RACHEL YODER, author of NightbitchA remarkable, preternatural study of a family reckoning with its own history.THE TELEGRAPHAn acid trip of a novel. Weird, sinister and darkly funny. AMY TWIGG, author of Spoilt CreaturesAn unforgettable narrative voice.FRANCINE TOON, bestselling author of PineAs always with these things, it started with a birthday party. On a bright summer day in 1989 New England, Abi, three years old, vanishes from her aunts secluded home. Upstairs, her young cousins are looking out of the window. Something is unfolding in the distance at the edge of the forest something sinister that is watching them back. The adults dont seem to notice that the youngest of the group has disappeared. Too busy bickering over politics and reminiscing about the familys domineering late matriarch, Beezy, they leave the children with no choice but to get Abi back themselves. As the cousins embark on...

Binding: Paperback;192 pages; Publisher: Cornerstone; Classification: FA; Weight: 260 g; Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 14

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