I'm rushing off now to order her first two books, Rawblood (also called The Girl from Rawblood) and Little Eve. Her books cut right to the core of what it means to be human, and how humans are the worst of monsters of all. Catriona Ward is a name you will be hearing a lot more of, I'm sure of it. There are secrets and history and the past leads firmly to the circumstances of the present and everything ties together with a grim kind of book magic.Īfter The Last House on Needless Street, and now Sundial, I feel like I have a front row seat for the birth of literary greatness. I loved Callie and Rob and their complex mother and daughter relationship. Yes!! Sundial is also engrossing and creepy and so damn amazing. That blurb sounded amazing, right? Could Catriona Ward do it again? Could she live up to the hype of The Last House on Needless Street? That's some big book shoes to fill. It's one of the few books I've read in recent times that has stuck with me long after turning the last page. The Last House on Needless Street was creepy and atmospheric. 'An unthinkable feat.' - The New York Times Book Review “This book will haunt you.”-Alex Michaelides, New York Times bestselling author Soon Callie begins to fear that only one of them will leave Sundial alive. Rob digs holes in the backyard late at night, and tells disturbing stories about growing up on the ranch. It reminds her of a darkness that runs in her family, and Rob knows it’s time to return.Ĭallie is terrified of her mother. Rob has spent her life running from Sundial, the family’s ranch deep in the Mojave Desert, and her childhood memories.īut she’s worried about her daughter, Callie, who collects animal bones and whispers to imaginary friends. Sharp as a snakebite, Sundial is a gripping novel about the secrets we bury from the ones we love most, from Catriona Ward, the author o f The Last House on Needless Street. Starred review from Publishers Weekly !.A GoodReads Choice Award Finalist for Best Horror.Authentically terrifying.” -Stephen KingĪ finalist for the Bram Stoker, Locus, and Thriller Writer Awards

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