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You Let Me In

You Let Me In

The acclaimed, unsettling novel of haunted love, revenge and the nature of truth

Summary

'This might be the best book I've read all year' JOANNE HARRIS
'A glorious, pitch-black fairytale of a book' KIRSTY LOGAN
'A masterclass in storytelling' DAILY MAIL
'Deeply unsettling' CAITLIN STARLING
'Deliciously terrifying' GUARDIAN

Everyone knew bestselling novelist Cassandra Tipp had twice got away with murder.

Even her family were convinced of her guilt. So when she disappears, leaving only a long letter behind, they can but suspect that her conscience finally killed her.

But the letter is not what anyone expected. It tells two chilling, darkly disturbing stories.
One is a story of children lost to the woods, of husbands made from twigs and leaves and feathers and bones . . .

The other is the story of a little girl who was cruelly treated and grew up crooked in the shadows . . .

But which story is true? And where is Cassie now?
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What readers are saying...


***** 'A haunting and beautifully written story of dark relationships'
***** 'This story lures you in and doesn't let you go . . . If you love a dark and twisted tale to lose yourself in, this is it.'
***** 'A unique and twisted dark faerie tale'
***** 'I loved this book, was blown away by it'

Reviews

  • This might be the best book I've read all year . . . creepy, pagan, detailed, entrancing. I loved it.
    JOANNE HARRIS, author of Chocolat and The Strawberry Thief

About the author

Camilla Bruce

CAMILLA BRUCE was in born central Norway and grew up in an old forest, next to an Iron Age burial mound. She has a master's degree in comparative literature and has co-run a small press that published dark fairy tales. Her first novel was the acclaimed work of folk horror, You Let Me In; her second the historical crime novel, Triflers Need Not Apply. Camilla currently lives in Trondheim with her son and cat.
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