{"product_id":"ghost-mother-paperback","title":"Ghost Mother - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelly Dwyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGhost Mother is a mesmerizing psychological ghost story that blurs the thin line between reality and delusion. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eGhost Mother\u003c\/i\u003e has so many pleasures: a gorgeous old wreck of a house, a charmingly flawed and sympathetic heroine, supernatural goings-on so real they feel historical, an incredible sex scene, no spoilers, and an enthralling story. It's the perfect summer book.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Kate Christensen, PEN\/Faulkner award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWelcome Home, Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lilly Bly desperately wants to have a baby. She is struggling with infertility and bad spending habits when her husband, Jack, gets a new job that moves them from Chicago to a small town in Wisconsin. Impractical Lilly falls in love with a decrepit mansion well out of their price range--she is convinced that she will finally get pregnant and have a baby in this house--and Jack reluctantly agrees to buy the wreck. But when Lilly learns that her dream house was the site of a gruesome triple homicide\/suicide in the 1950s, she begins to experience strange occurrences that soon lead her to believe the house is haunted. Are her ghostly encounters real, or is this a cascading mental breakdown? As Lilly learns more about the deaths and her visions become increasingly vivid, her relationship with Jack deteriorates, leading to a dramatic and irreversible climax. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of classic, gothic horror fiction, like Henry James's\u003ci\u003e The Turn of the Screw\u003c\/i\u003e and Shirley Jackson's \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as contemporary suspense and horror fiction by everyone from Stephen King to Ruth Ware.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelly Dwyer, a graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop, published two literary novels back in the '90s: \u003ci\u003eThe Tracks of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSelf Portrait with Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e. She's also written plays that have been produced in New York; Boston; Madison, WI; and Glasgow, Scotland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41852317139079,"sku":"9781454952824","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fe588e8fb9402946d669c9ea6086486b.webp?v=1734082284","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ghost-mother-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}