Angličtina
A New York Times Best Horror Book of the Year
A cynical twentysomething must confront her unconventional familys dark secrets in this fiery, irreverent horror novel from the author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle.
Nobody has a normal family, but Vesper Wrights is truly...something else. Vesper left home at eighteen and never looked backmostly because she was told that leaving the staunchly religious community she grew up in meant she couldnt return. But then an envelope arrives on her doorstep.
Inside is an invitation to the wedding of Vespers beloved cousin Rosie. Its to be hosted at the family farm. Have they made an exception to the rule? It wouldnt be the first time Vespers been given special treatment. Is the invite a sweet gesture? An olive branch? A trap? Doesnt matter. Something inside her insists she go to the wedding. Even if it means returning to the toxic environment she escaped. Even if it means reuniting with her mother, Constance, a former horror film star and forever ice queen.
When Vespers homecoming exhumes a terrifying secret, shes forced to reckon with her familys beliefs and her own crisis of faith in this deliciously sinister novel that explores the way family ties can bind us as we struggle to find our place in the world.
