The New York Times bestselling author of the "otherworldly treat"
(People) The Drowning Kind and The Children on the Hill returns
with a spine-tingling psychological thriller 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, son-in-law, and two granddaughters. 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.
