β Scribed by Catriona McPherson
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Eden was its name. βAn alternative school for happy children.β But it closed in disgrace after a studentβs suicide. Now itβs a care home, the grounds neglected and overgrown. Gloria Harkness is its only neighbor, staying close to her son who lives in the home, lighting up her life and breaking her heart each day.
When a childhood friend turns up at her door, Gloria doesnβt hesitate before asking him in. He claims a girl from Eden is stalking him and has goaded him into meeting near the site of the suicide. Only then, the dead begin to speakβit was murder, they say.
Gloria is in over her head before she can help it. Her loneliness, her loyalty, and her all-consuming love for her son lead her into the heart of a dark secret that threatens everything she lives for.
Praise:
"A tale that shivers with suspense."βTHE NEW YORK TIMES
βA terrific stand-alone that is complex, haunting, and magical.ββLIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED...
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