Ghost Mother
Ghost Mother by Kelly Dwyer, published by Union Square & Company in 2024, is a psychological ghost story that intricately weaves the boundaries between reality and delusion. This 336-page novel follows Lilly Bly, who grapples with infertility and financial issues as she relocates with her husband, Jack, from Chicago to a small Wisconsin town. Captivated by a dilapidated mansion, Lilly believes it will be the key to her dreams of motherhood, but the house’s dark history of a gruesome triple homicide/suicide soon casts a shadow over her aspirations.
As Lilly’s experiences in the mansion intensify, she begins to question the nature of her ghostly encounters and her own mental state. The narrative explores themes of family life, marriage, and the psychological toll of her haunting visions, which contribute to the unraveling of her relationship with Jack. Readers will find a blend of suspense and psychological depth as Lilly’s journey unfolds, leading to a dramatic climax that challenges her perceptions of reality. Ghost Mother offers a compelling exploration of the intersection between personal desire and the supernatural, appealing to fans of both classic and contemporary horror fiction.
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Ghost Mother is a mesmerizing psychological ghost story that blurs the thin line between reality and delusion.
“Ghost Mother has so many pleasures: a gorgeous old wreck of a house, a charmingly flawed and sympathetic heroine, supernatural goings-on so real they feel historical, an incredible sex scene, no spoilers, and an enthralling story. It’s the perfect summer book.”
–Kate Christensen, PEN/Faulkner award-winning author of The Great Man and Welcome Home, Stranger
Lilly Bly desperately wants to have a baby. She is struggling with infertility and bad spending habits when her husband, Jack, gets a new job that moves them from Chicago to a small town in Wisconsin. Impractical Lilly falls in love with a decrepit mansion well out of their price range–she is convinced that she will finally get pregnant and have a baby in this house–and Jack reluctantly agrees to buy the wreck. But when Lilly learns that her dream house was the site of a gruesome triple homicide/suicide in the 1950s, she begins to experience strange occurrences that soon lead her to believe the house is haunted. Are her ghostly encounters real, or is this a cascading mental breakdown? As Lilly learns more about the deaths and her visions become increasingly vivid, her relationship with Jack deteriorates, leading to a dramatic and irreversible climax.
Perfect for fans of classic, gothic horror fiction, like Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw and Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, as well as contemporary suspense and horror fiction by everyone from Stephen King to Ruth Ware.
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