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Violence
Some
A historical family massacre and present-day violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual references
Substance Use
Barely any
Some substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Themes of guilt, complicity, and the psychological weight of dark secrets across decades
What this book is about
In 1983 Maine, nurse Kit McDeere takes a job caring for Lenora Hope—the only survivor of a 1929 massacre that killed her entire family—who has been silent and immobile for decades. When Lenora, unable to speak, begins communicating with Kit through a typewriter, a fifty-year-old secret begins to emerge. Sager's gothic thriller blends two timelines into an atmospheric mystery about guilt, survival, and what the past refuses to let stay buried.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Violence and murder
Psychological manipulation
Dark historical family backstory
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