House of Thorns

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In the vein of The Haunting of Hill House, a teen returns to the mysterious house from her past to search for her missing sister and uncover the truth of Brier Hall in this beautifully creepy tale of love, loss, and healing (Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf).

Lia Peartree is hauntedby memories, by her past, by secrets, by the ones she left behind. Five years ago, the Peartrees fled their homethe infamous ancestral Brier Halland never looked back. But her oldest sister went missing that night, and theres been no sign of her since.

In the aftermath, the Peartrees are traumatized and get by however they can. Lias remaining sister Ali says yes to any bad idea, and Lia tries so desperately to be the perfect daughter that its tearing her apart. But as the five year anniversary of the night they left nears, Lia begins seeing her missing sister everywhere, and memories of Brier Hall wont leave her alone.

When Ali disappears with no warning except a cryptic phone calldont follow me when Im goneLia is sure shes gone back to Brier Hall. Lia must go home one final time and face what haunts her in an effort to find her sisters and uncover the truth of her past.

Author Bio

Isabel Strychacz is from a small town in the San Francisco Bay Area. An alumna of Mills College with degrees in English and history, she is getting her MFA degree in creative writing from Manchester Metropolitan University. She currently lives in England with her husband and daughter where she works as a copywriter for a PR and communications agency. Shes the author of the novelStarlingandHouse of Thorns.You can find her online @IsabelStrychaczAuthor (Instagram, TikTok, and Threads), @IsabelStrychacz (X, previously known as Twitter), and at IsabelStrychacz.com.