Hardcover, 304 pages
English language
Published May 5, 2022 by Tor Nightfire.
Rob is afraid of her daughter.
Callie collects tiny bones and whispers to imaginary friends, and Rob is afraid of what she might to do Annie, her younger sister. She sees a darkness in Callie that reminds her of the family she left behind, and a life she has tried to forget.
Seeing no other way to keep Annie safe, she decides to take Callie back to Sundial, her childhood home deep in the Mojave Desert. And there she will have to make a terrible choice.
Callie is afraid of her mother.
Rob has begun to look at her strangely. To tell her secrets about her past that both disturb and excite her.
And they are both afraid that only one of them will make it back from Sundial alive...
A gripping gothic masterpiece from the bestselling and award-winning author of THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET, SUNDIAL is a …
Rob is afraid of her daughter.
Callie collects tiny bones and whispers to imaginary friends, and Rob is afraid of what she might to do Annie, her younger sister. She sees a darkness in Callie that reminds her of the family she left behind, and a life she has tried to forget.
Seeing no other way to keep Annie safe, she decides to take Callie back to Sundial, her childhood home deep in the Mojave Desert. And there she will have to make a terrible choice.
Callie is afraid of her mother.
Rob has begun to look at her strangely. To tell her secrets about her past that both disturb and excite her.
And they are both afraid that only one of them will make it back from Sundial alive...
A gripping gothic masterpiece from the bestselling and award-winning author of THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET, SUNDIAL is a must-read for fans of GIRL A and SHARP OBJECTS.
DNF'ed @ 40%
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This book, another killer novel from Catriona Ward, is a deep look into mother/ daughter relationships, nature versus nurture, and the damage that secrets can do. In my opinion, Ward’s The Last House on Needless Street will go down as a classic, so I was excited to pick this one up.
I’m glad I did, though I’ll warn readers that the first third of this book is a tough read. It’s focused on an extremely abusive marriage and a very pained family. It was hard to read, and I’m mostly immune to horrors true or otherwise.
As the story progresses, with jumps in time and as told by multiple narrators, pieces begin to fall into place and the story fills in. Again, Ward shows extreme mastery of language, keeping me wondering and guessing throughout. Watch her, because her verbal sleight of hand is amazing. You won’t know the whole story …
This book, another killer novel from Catriona Ward, is a deep look into mother/ daughter relationships, nature versus nurture, and the damage that secrets can do. In my opinion, Ward’s The Last House on Needless Street will go down as a classic, so I was excited to pick this one up.
I’m glad I did, though I’ll warn readers that the first third of this book is a tough read. It’s focused on an extremely abusive marriage and a very pained family. It was hard to read, and I’m mostly immune to horrors true or otherwise.
As the story progresses, with jumps in time and as told by multiple narrators, pieces begin to fall into place and the story fills in. Again, Ward shows extreme mastery of language, keeping me wondering and guessing throughout. Watch her, because her verbal sleight of hand is amazing. You won’t know the whole story until you’ve done the work to get there, and you’ll be led down more than one dead end path.
If you are bothered by very realistic physical and mental abuse, or by scientific animal testing, be aware that this book pushes those buttons. Hopefully you can get past that and read one of the more bizarre, yet heartfelt, mother / daughter novels I’ve ever read.
Wow, Catriona Ward knows how to keep you in suspense! This was one well-written novel. I can't wait to check out her other work.
