Dearest

A new mom in need of help opens her door to her long-estranged mother-only to invite something much darker inside-in this "fast-paced and frightening debut" (Rachel Harrison) about the long shadows cast by family secrets, perfect for readers of Grady Hendrix or Ashley Audrain. Flora is a new mom enamored of her baby girl, Iris, who has arrived a few weeks early. But with her husband still deployed, Flora must navigate the newborn stage alone. As the sleepless nights pass in the loneliness of their half-empty home, the edges of her reality begin to blur. Just as Flora becomes convinced she is losing her mind, a surprising guest shows up to help: Flora´s own mother, to whom she hasn´t spoken in years. Can they mend their fraught relationship? Or is there more that Flora´s mother isn´t telling her about the events that led to their estrangement? As stranger and scarier events unfold, Flora begins to fear that her mother´s secrets have allowed something truly evil to enter her home. She must decide: is her hold on reality slipping dangerously away? Or is she, in fact, the only thing standing between a terrifying visitor and her baby?