A whispering voice at the back of my mind reminds me that I’ve been this way for some time. Dead, that is.
The dead have a very broad view of the living, of actions performed out of sight, of thoughts believed to be private. I would know. Losing both parents is a trial no child should endure, and Marina and Dylan have endured enough. They deserve the one thing I could never give them: a mother’s love.
A mother’s love, and the truth.
My children have believed a lie about me for years and years. After all this time I can still feel their hurt in my heart. But the tether holding me to them is frayed from years of neglect . . . and I have to find a way to make my confession before it snaps.
But when the truth comes out, what other beasts will I unleash?
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“This deceptively layered story of mental illness, lies, infidelity, and
forgiveness is served up with a supernatural twist that will at times confuse
the listener. Yet the complex mystery and suspense are satisfying…Gilbert
shifts between the living and the dead with skill. Her portrayals of twenty-year-old
Marina and her agoraphobic sixteen-year-old brother project a convincing sense
of loss and grief. With flawless pacing, Gilbert reveals a shocking family
secret that adds to the suspense-filled drama and theme of forgiveness.”
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