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Violence
Some
Historical deaths and some horror violence; a dangerous obsession that escalates
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Adult relationships; nothing explicit
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A woman replacing grief with obsession; a house that actively invites the past in; the particular danger of wanting to be haunted
What this book is about
Helen and Nate leave their teaching jobs to build a house in rural Vermont on land that has a dark history — the site where a woman named Hattie Breckenridge was hanged as a witch in 1924. As Helen researches Hattie's story, she becomes convinced that Hattie's ghost is present, and she begins incorporating actual artifacts from Hattie's life into their new house — deliberately inviting her in. Jennifer McMahon's horror novel alternates between the present construction and Hattie's 1920s story, building a portrait of obsession, grief, and what it costs to become fascinated by the dead.
Notes for sensitive readers
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supernatural horror and haunting
a woman's dangerous obsession with the dead
historical depiction of a witch execution
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