The New York Times bestselling author of Promise Not to Tell returns with a simmering literary thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters . . . sometimes too unbreakable.
JENNIFER McMAHON is the author of six novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Island of Lost Girls and Promise Not to Tell. She graduated from Goddard College and studied poetry in the MFA Writing Program at Vermont College. She currently lives with her partner and daughter in Montpelier, Vermont.
A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year
“Everything you could want in a classic ghost story.” —Chris
Bohjalian, author of The Light in the Ruins
“One of the year’s most chilling novels. . .
. Enthralling.”—The Miami Herald
“Crisp, mysterious and scary. . . . Reminiscent of Stephen King.”
—USA Today
“A hauntingly beautiful read.” —Oprah.com
“The Winter People is hypnotic, gripping and deeply moving. . . . A
dream from which I didn't want to wake.” —Lisa Unger, author
of In the Blood
“McMahon is a scrupulous writer, nicely attentive to the nuances of
character and landscape.... The mournful voice of Sara Shea lingers
in the memory, and McMahon, wisely, gives her the last word.” —The
New York Times Book Review
“An edge-of-your-seat scary ghost story. . . . I will never look at
the woods behind my home in the same way again!” —Heather
Gudenkauf, author of The Weight of Silence
“Not a book to be read late at night, or in a creaky old house, The
Winter People is a literary thriller to savor.” —Shelf
Awareness
“Deliciously terrifying. . . . Jennifer McMahon knows how to
conjure your darkest fears and nightmares . . . pulling you deep
into the forbidden, secret world of The Winter People.” —Chevy
Stevens, author of Always Watching
“The Winter People blends the anguish of loss and the yearning for
connection into one great story, well told.” —Kate Alcott,
author of The Dressmaker
“McMahon gives readers just what they want: can’t-put-it-down,
stay-up-until-dawn reading. . . . [The Winter People] is also a
poignant reminder of what grief can drive humans to do.”
—BookPage
"Gives a fresh twist to a small-town ghost story.” —The South
Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Hard to put down.” —The Oklahoman
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