The Winter People: A Novel

by Jennifer McMahon Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Kathe Mazur

Overview

The New York Times bestselling author of Promise Not to Tell returns with a simmering literary thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters . . . sometimes too unbreakable.

West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends. The most mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was found dead in the field behind her house just months after the tragic death of her daughter, Gertie. Now, in present day, nineteen-year-old Ruthie lives in Sara's farmhouse with her mother, Alice, and her younger sister, Fawn. Alice has always insisted that they live off the grid, a decision that suddenly proves perilous when Ruthie wakes up one morning to find that Alice has vanished without a trace. Searching for clues, she is startled to find a copy of Sara Harrison Shea's diary hidden beneath the floorboards of her mother's bedroom. As Ruthie gets sucked deeper into the mystery of Sara's fate, she discovers that she's not the only person who's desperately looking for someone that they've lost. But she may be the only one who can stop history from repeating itself.

Editorial Reviews

FEBRUARY 2014 - AudioFile

Narrators Cassandra Campbell and Kathe Mazur stride into this eerie literary tale with aplomb. The haunting story is softly told, as though whispered, in direct contrast to the dark saga of the undead embracing the past and the perilous present. The performers' genteel vocalizations suggest a horrifying complacency as the spooky details emerge, although their voicings of grief, fear, and terror are profound. The Vermont woods, witchcraft, graveyards, and the revelations of Sara Shea's 1908 diary provide a fitting ambiance for this gripping ghost story. In present time, a child vanishes, repeating a history of mysterious deaths and dreadful returns. A.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine

FEBRUARY 2014 - AudioFile

Narrators Cassandra Campbell and Kathe Mazur stride into this eerie literary tale with aplomb. The haunting story is softly told, as though whispered, in direct contrast to the dark saga of the undead embracing the past and the perilous present. The performers' genteel vocalizations suggest a horrifying complacency as the spooky details emerge, although their voicings of grief, fear, and terror are profound. The Vermont woods, witchcraft, graveyards, and the revelations of Sara Shea's 1908 diary provide a fitting ambiance for this gripping ghost story. In present time, a child vanishes, repeating a history of mysterious deaths and dreadful returns. A.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169292947
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	02/11/2014
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	476,062

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