"My Darling Girl" by Jennifer McMahon is a fiction novel published by Gallery Books in 2023. This hardcover book measures 9 inches in length, 6 inches in width, and 1 inch in height, with a weight of 16.4 ounces. With a total of 320 pages, the novel falls under genres such as Contemporary Women, Horror, and Thrillers/Supernatural, making it an enticing read for fans of suspenseful and supernatural storytelling. The book is written in English and promises an intriguing tale for readers to delve into.
Reviews"[McMahon calls on] her talent for crafting deliciously creepy atmosphere and a deepening sense of dread. . . . her books rely on ominous, emotional suspense over jump scares. . . [She] takes an all-too-relatable idea--who hasn't been driven a bit mad by their mother?--and deftly twists it into a tale of supernatural suspense and psychological thrills perfect for spooky season." -Chandler Baker, author of Cutting Teeth, "Jennifer McMahon takes an all-too-relatable idea--who hasn't been driven a bit mad by their mother?--and deftly twists it into a tale of supernatural suspense and psychological thrills. My Darling Girl is the rare book that delivers both chilling scares and genuine emotion--I got goosebumps from both." -- Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network and Cutting Teeth
Dewey Edition23/eng/20230317
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisFrom t he New York Times bestselling author of The Children on the Hill , a psychological thriller "that delivers both chilling scares and genuine emotion" (Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author) about a woman who, after taking in her dying, alcoholic mother, begins to suspect demonic possession is haunting her family. Alison has never been a fan of Christmas. But with it right around the corner and her husband busily decorating their cozy Vermont home, she has no choice but to face it. Then she gets the call. Mavis, Alison's estranged mother, has been diagnosed with cancer and has only weeks to live. She wants to spend her remaining days with her daughter's family. But Alison grew up with her mother's alcoholism and violent abuse and is reluctant to unearth these traumatic memories. Still, she eventually agrees to take in Mavis, hoping that she and her mother could finally heal and have the relationship she's always dreamed of. But when mysterious and otherworldly things start happening upon Mavis's arrival, Alison begins to suspect her mother is not quite who she seems. And as the holiday festivities turn into a nightmare, she must confront just how far she is willing to go to protect her family in this "twisty, propulsive, character-driven, and hair-raisingly scary" (Nick Cutter, author of The Troop ) novel.