AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER ?A
bone-chilling standalone . . . which fuses Shirley Jackson's gothic horror sensibilities with
the warmth and dark whimsy of Neil Gaiman.??Publishers Weekly starred review ?Gripping
worldbuilding well-rounded characters and fantastic horror.??Kirkus Reviews starred review
?Unsettling and intriguing.??Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starred review
Everything casts a shadow. Even the world we live in. And as with every shadow there is a
place where it must touch. A seam where the shadow meets its source. #1 New York
Times?bestselling author V. E. Schwab weaves a dark and original tale about the place where the
world meets its shadow and the young woman beckoned by both sides. The Secret Garden meets
Crimson Peak in this stand-alone novel perfect for readers of Holly Black and Neil Gaiman.
Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls and all she has of her past is her
mother's journal?which seems to unravel into madness. Then a letter invites Olivia to come
home to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives no one is expecting her. But Olivia is not about to
leave the first place that feels like home it doesn't matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile
or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways. Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding
secrets and she is determined to uncover them. When she crosses a ruined wall at just the
right moment Olivia finds herself in a place that is Gallant?but not. The manor is crumbling
the ghouls are solid and a mysterious figure rules over all. Now Olivia sees what has
unraveled generations of her family and where her father may have come from. Olivia has always
wanted to belong somewhere but will she take her place as a Prior protecting our world
against the Master of the House? Or will she take her place beside him? New York
Times?bestselling author V. E. Schwab crafts a vivid and lush novel that grapples with the
demons that are often locked behind closed doors. An eerie stand-alone saga about life death
and the young woman beckoned by both. Readers of Neil Gaiman Holly Black Melissa Albert and
Garth Nix will quickly lose themselves in this novel with crossover appeal for all ages.
