Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author "An atmospheric and
harrowing tale, richly literary in complexity but ripe with all the
crazed undertones, confusions, and forebodings inherent in the
gothic genre. Recommend this riveting, du Maurier-like novel to
fans of Jennifer McMahon." - Booklist (starred review) From the
author of the internationally bestselling The Lake of Dead
Languages comes a gripping novel about madness, motherhood, love,
and trust. When Daphne Marist and her infant daughter, Chloe, pull
up the gravel drive to the home of Daphne's new employer, it feels
like they've entered a whole new world. Tucked in the Catskills,
the stone mansion looks like something out of a fairy tale, its
lush landscaping hiding the view of the mental asylum just beyond
its border. Daphne secured the live-in position using an assumed
name and fake credentials, telling no one that she's on the run
from a controlling husband who has threatened to take her daughter
away. Daphne's new life is a far cry from the one she had in
Westchester where, just months before, she and her husband welcomed
little Chloe. From the start, Daphne tries to be a good mother, but
she's plagued by dark moods and intrusive thoughts that convince
her she's capable of harming her own daughter. When Daphne is
diagnosed with Post Partum Mood Disorder, her downward spiral feels
unstoppable-until she meets Laurel Hobbes. Laurel, who also has a
daughter named Chloe, is everything Daphne isn't: charismatic,
sophisticated, fearless. They immediately form an intense
friendship, revealing secrets to one another they thought they'd
never share. Soon, they start to look alike, dress alike, and talk
alike, their lives mirroring one another in strange and disturbing
ways. But Daphne realizes only too late that being friends with
Laurel will come at a very shocking price-one that will ultimately
lead her to that towering mansion in the Catskills where
terrifying, long-hidden truths will finally be revealed....
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