**_The Girls_ meets _The Little Stranger_ in this dark and captivating debut about sisterhood, family secrets, and a dangerous game that becomes all too real. Perfect for fans of _The Haunting of Hill House_.** **** **THEN** **** **1976.** Loo and her sister Bee live in a run-down cottage in
The Wayward Girls
β Scribed by Amanda Mason
- Book ID
- 100179193
- Publisher
- Bonnier Publishing Fiction;Zaffre
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 196 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1785767062
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β¦ Synopsis
The Girls meets The Little Stranger in this dark and captivating debut about sisterhood, family secrets, and a dangerous game that becomes all too real. Perfect for fans of The Haunting of Hill House.
THEN
1976. Loo and her sister Bee live in a run-down cottage in the middle of nowhere, with their artistic parents and wild siblings. Their mother, Cathy, had hoped to escape to a simpler life; instead the family find themselves isolated and shunned by their neighbours. At the height of the stifling summer, unexplained noises and occurences in the house begin to disturb the family, until they intrude on every waking moment . . .
NOW
Loo, now Lucy, is called back to her childhood home. A group of strangers are looking to discover the truth about the house and the people who lived there. But is Lucy ready to confront what really happened all those years ago?
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