Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
For most, the summer of 1988 was filled with sunshine and the sound of George Michael. But for eight-year-old Kris Barlow, it was her final summer with her mother; while other children watched Alf, she watched cancer eat her mother from within.
Three decades later, loss returns--this time in the form of her husband in a car accident. And so, Kris returns to the place where she first confronted loss--to that house on Lost Lake where she watched the life ebb out of the body of the woman who once carried her inside her own. It's here--amongst the tallgrass and by the crystal shores--that she and her eight-year-old daughter will make a stand against grief.
Kris soon finds that although the quaint shops of Main Street are unchanged, the lake town of Pacington, Kansas carries its own deep burden. Inside the husk of the home where she last saw her mother, an old friend awaits the return of Kris Barlow.
Synopsis
For many children, the summer of 1988 was filled with sunshine and laughter. But for ten-year-old Kris Barlow, it was her chance to say goodbye to her dying mother.
Three decades later, loss returns--her husband killed in a car accident. And so, Kris goes home to the place where she first knew pain--to that summer house overlooking the crystal waters of Lost Lake. It's there that Kris and her eight-year-old daughter will make a stand against grief.
But a shadow has fallen over the quiet lake town of Pacington, Kansas. Beneath its surface, an evil has grown--and inside that home where Kris Barlow last saw her mother, an old friend awaits her return.
Synopsis
"A master class in immersion. Don't let anybody tell you this book is a slow burn--
Violet travels at the speed of horror."
--Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and A House at the Bottom of a Lake For many children, the summer of 1988 was filled with sunshine and laughter. But for ten-year-old Kris Barlow, it was her chance to say goodbye to her dying mother.
Three decades later, loss returns--her husband killed in a car accident. And so, Kris goes home to the place where she first knew pain--to that summer house overlooking the crystal waters of Lost Lake. It's there that Kris and her eight-year-old daughter will make a stand against grief.
But a shadow has fallen over the quiet lake town of Pacington, Kansas. Beneath its surface, an evil has grown--and inside that home where Kris Barlow last saw her mother, an old friend awaits her return.
Synopsis
"The sheer, skin-crawling fright is masterful. Thomas has crafted an indelible story...all wrapped in a supernatural shroud that unfurls from the heart of America. Whether or not thoughts can breathe, books certainly can, and Violet does exactly that."
--Jason Heller, National Public Radio "Don't let anybody tell you this book is a slow burn--Violet travels at the speed of horror." --Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box
For many children, the summer of 1988 was filled with sunshine and laughter. But for ten-year-old Kris Barlow, it was her chance to say goodbye to her dying mother.
Three decades later, loss returns--her husband killed in a car accident. And so, Kris goes home to the place where she first knew pain--to that summer house overlooking the crystal waters of Lost Lake. It's there that Kris and her eight-year-old daughter will make a stand against grief.
But a shadow has fallen over the quiet lake town of Pacington, Kansas. Beneath its surface, an evil has grown--and inside that home where Kris Barlow last saw her mother, an old friend awaits her return.