Thursday, February 4, 2021

The Winter People, a chilling novel by Jennifer McMahon

This spooky thriller bounces between 1908 and present in West Hall, Vermont.

1908:

Sara, a mother and wife was found dead in a gruesome and horrifying manner, just a few months after the death of her dear young daughter, Gertie, who fell down a well.  Since Gertie's death, Sara has been terribly distraught, and would do anything to be with her Gertie again.

Present day:

Legends and stories have persist over the many years of people continuing to see little Gertie around her old farmhouse, walking through the woods near the strange rock formation called The Devil's Hand.

Ruthie, 19, now lives in Sara’s old rustic farmhouse with her self sufficient mother, Alice, and little sister, Fawn. While she is aware of the stories in her community surrounding the land that she lives on, she dismisses them as just stories. 

One morning, Ruthie discovers that her mother has vanished. When she and her sister search for clues as to their mothers whereabouts, they find a gun and the mysterious  diary of a woman named Sara, one of the previous occupants under the floorboards, that has several pages missing. 

After examining the journal, they soon discover the link between her mother and Sara, and that their mother is not the only person to disappear who is connected to the woods and caves around their old farmhouse.

I recommend this chilling story. Spooky fun.




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