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William Morrow
February 2016
On Sale: January 26, 2016
400 pages
ISBN: 0062379313
EAN: 9780062379313
Kindle: B00WR0UB1O
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Mystery | Thriller | Suspense
A gripping blend of psychological suspense and historical
true crime, this riveting novel—inspired by a sensational
real-life murder from the 1800s—by critically acclaimed
author Emily Arsenault delivers a heart-stopping mystery
linking two young mothers from different centuries. Frances Barnett and Abby Bernacki are two haunted young
mothers living in the same house in two different
centuries. 1885: Frances Barnett is in the Northampton Lunatic
Hospital, telling her story to a visitor. She has come to
distrust her own memories, and believes that her
pregnancy, birth, and early days of motherhood may have
impaired her sanity. During the earliest months of her baby’s life, Frances
eagerly followed the famous murder trial of Mary Stannard
—that captivated New Englanders with its salacious
details and expert forensic testimony. Following—and even
attending—this trial, Frances found an escape from the
monotony of new motherhood. But as her story unfolds,
Frances must admit that her obsession with the details of
the murder were not entirely innocent. Present day: Abby has been adjusting to motherhood
smoothly—until recently, when odd sensations and dreams
have begun to unsettle her while home alone with her
baby. When she starts to question the house’s history,
she is given the diary of Frances Barnett, who lived in
the house 125 years earlier. Abby finds the diary
disturbing, and researches the Barnett family’s history.
The more Abby learns, the more she wonders about a
negative—possibly supernatural—influence in her house.
She becomes convinced that when she sleeps, she leaves
her daughter vulnerable—and then vows not to sleep until
she can determine the cause of her eerie experiences. Frances Barnett might not be the only new mother to lose
her mind in this house. And like Frances, Abby discovers
that by trying to uncover another’s secrets, she risks
awakening some of her own.
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