Black sheep / Rachel Harrison.
"A cynical twentysomething must confront her cultish family in this fiery, irreverent novel from the national bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle. Vesper Wright is in hell. The night she gets fired from her unglamorous restaurant job, she comes home to find an envelope waiting on her doorstep. There's no return address, but she knows exactly who it's from-her estranged family. Inside the envelope is an invitation to the wedding of Vesper's cousin and childhood best friend, Rosemary, the one person she regrets losing touch with. She's getting married at the family home. A home that, according to the rules of her strictly religious family, Vesper shouldn't be allowed to return to. But Vesper has always been an exception to the rule, and something inside her is telling her she has to attend the wedding, even if it means suffering through a weekend in the staunchly religious community she defected from. Even if it means reuniting with her mother, Constance, a former horror film star and forever ice queen. When Vesper's homecoming exhumes a horrifying family secret, she's forced to reckon with her family's fanatical beliefs and her own unexpected identity. This haunting novel explores the way family ties can bind us as we struggle to define our own separate identities"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593545850 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 289 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Berkley, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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Subject: | Families > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Homecoming > Fiction. Weddings > Fiction. |
Genre: | Paranormal fiction. Novels. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Stroud Branch | FIC Harri | 31681010339604 | FICTION | Checked out | 07/30/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
Returning home to the family farm for her beloved cousin Rosieâs wedding, Vesper, forced to reunite with her mother, a former horror film star and forever ice queen, must reckon with her familyâs beliefs and her own crisis of faith when her homecoming unearths a terrifying secret. - Baker & Taylor
"A cynical twentysomething must confront her cultish family in this fiery, irreverent novel from the national bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle. Vesper Wright is in hell. The night she gets fired from her unglamorous restaurant job, she comes home to find an envelope waiting on her doorstep. There's no return address, but she knows exactly who it's from-her estranged family. Inside the envelope is an invitation to the wedding of Vesper's cousin and childhood best friend, Rosemary, the oneperson she regrets losing touch with. She's getting married at the family home. A home that, according to the rules of her strictly religious family, Vesper shouldn't be allowed to return to. But Vesper has always been an exception to the rule, and something inside her is telling her she has to attend the wedding, even if it means suffering through a weekend in the staunchly religious community she defected from. Even if it means reuniting with her mother, Constance, a former horror film star and foreverice queen. When Vesper's homecoming exhumes a horrifying family secret, she's forced to reckon with her family's fanatical beliefs and her own unexpected identity. This haunting novel explores the way family ties can bind us as we struggle to define our own separate identities"-- - Penguin Putnam
A New York Times Best Horror Book of the YearÂ
A cynical twentysomething must confront her unconventional familyâs dark secrets in this fiery, irreverent horror novel from the author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle.
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Nobody has a ânormalâ family, but Vesper Wrightâs is truly...something else. Vesper left home at eighteen and never looked backâmostly because she was told that leaving the staunchly religious community she grew up in meant she couldnât return. But then an envelope arrives on her doorstep.Â
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Inside is an invitation to the wedding of Vesperâs beloved cousin Rosie. Itâs to be hosted at the family farm. Have they made an exception to the rule? It wouldnât be the first time Vesperâs been given special treatment. Is the invite a sweet gesture? An olive branch? A trap? Doesnât matter. Something inside her insists she go to the wedding. Even if it means returning to the toxic environment she escaped. Even if it means reuniting with her mother, Constance, a former horror film star and forever ice queen.
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When Vesperâs homecoming exhumes a terrifying secret, sheâs forced to reckon with her familyâs beliefs and her own crisis of faith in this deliciously sinister novel that explores the way family ties can bind us as we struggle to find our place in the world.