Winner of the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award for Best Novel, this is a deliciously dark feminist tale of witches, bad ex-boyfriends, good coffee and friendly spiders.
All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her long-time boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching job that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. Her new home is picturesque and perfect. The people are all friendly and warm. Her new apartment is lovely too, minus the oddly persistent spider infestation.
Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming, magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop apologizing and start living for herself. That's how Sophie lives. Annie can't help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie, wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that the rest of the town seems... a little afraid of her. And, okay. Sophie's appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to wield a certain power... but she couldn't be... could she?
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781803361451
Number of pages: 320
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
All her life, Annie has played it safe. Perhaps too safe. After being dumped by her boyfriend of ten years, Annie is seeking a fresh start which will be more than just moving onto the futon forever more. She accepts a... More
I've round this up to a 4 star simply because of the ease at which I read through the book. I found it very cozy and comforting. It also made me very claustrophobic because of all the gaslighting going on in it!... More
I have been waiting for this book for such a long time, and it did not disappoint! Deeply feminist at its core, this book gave me a new profound look at my own life and what I want it to be (I basically want to live... More
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