![]() NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times.NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE DECADE His odyssey takes him to a forgotten island, a graveyard full of secrets, a forest where immigrant legends still live, and finally back to a place he thought he had lost forever. Thus begins Apollo’s quest to find a wife and child who are nothing like he’d imagined. But before Apollo can do anything to help, Emma commits a horrific act and vanishes. At first Emma seems to be exhibiting signs of postpartum depression. Apollo’s old dreams return and Emma begins acting odd. Now Apollo is a father himself-and as he and his wife, Emma, settle into their new lives as parents, exhaustion and anxiety start to take their toll. Nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award, an International Dublin Literary Award, a Mythopoeic Award for Literature When Apollo Kagwa’s father disappeared, he left his son a box of books and strange recurring dreams. ![]() And the backdrop for this rich phantasmagoria? The boroughs of New York.”-The New York Times Winner of an American Book Award, a Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, a British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel, a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel “ haunting tale weaves a mesmerizing web around fatherhood, racism, horrific anxieties and even To Kill a Mockingbird.
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