Book description
A terrifying new gothic horror novel about two sisters and a haunted house that never sleeps, perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
They say there's a door in Wakefield that never opens...
Sam Wakefield's ancestral home, a decaying mansion built on the edgeā¦
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1 author picked It Will Just Be Us as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Thereās no place like home, especially when itās Wakefield Manor, where ghosts and memories are trapped in an endless loop. When the introverted, quirky protagonist Sam (who reminded me of my favorite Shirley Jackson characterāMerricat Blackwood) is forced to welcome her estranged, pregnant sister back to the decaying family manor, Samās already-frayed nerves are pushed to the limit. But when her sisterās arrival becomes the catalyst for disturbing visions of a faceless boy with a penchant for cruelty, Sam seeks answers in the claustrophobic halls of her ancestral home. Who is this monstrous, cruel boy? What does he want? Seethingā¦
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