![]() ![]() “A deep, dark, and dangerously addictive read. Electrifying and atmospheric, this dark gem of a novel is one I couldn’t put down.” -Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author This creepy, serpentine tale explores the darkest corners of parenthood and the profoundly unsettling lengths one will go to to keep a family together-no matter the consequences. “A mesmerizing, unbearably tense thriller that will have you looking over your shoulder and sleeping with one eye open. When she shows up at a Montana gas station, clutching an infant and screaming for help, investigators believe she may have been abducted by a cult.Kates return flips her familys world upside down-her husband is remarried, and her daughter barely remembers her. “n the nightmare scale, Lucinda Berry’s thriller may top the charts.” -Popular Culture Association ![]() But, needless to say, it’s chilling.” -Gina Kolata, New York Times But in private-well, I won’t give away what happens. She can be sweet and loving, and in public is adorable. They’re told it might take a while for her to learn to behave and trust people. A couple, desperate for a child, have the chance to adopt a beautiful little girl who, they are told, has been abused. It speaks to the fear of every parent: What if your child is a psychopath? This novel takes it a step farther. ![]() But there was one book that kept me reading, the sort of novel I can’t put down… The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry. I have been so disappointed when well-known writers came out with books that, to me, were just duds. “I am a compulsive reader of literary novels-but this has been a terrible year for fiction that is actually readable, and not experimental. ![]()
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