The Winter People: A Novel

Jennifer McMahon

Feb 2014 · Sold by Vintage

About this ebook

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The New York Times bestselling author of The Invited will shock you with a simmering psychological thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters. • "One of the year's most chilling novels." —The Miami Herald

West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends. The most mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was found dead in the field behind her house just months after the tragic death of her daughter.
 
Now, in present day, nineteen-year-old Ruthie lives in Sara’s farmhouse with her mother, Alice, and her younger sister. Alice has always insisted that they live off the grid, a decision that has weighty consequences when Ruthie wakes up one morning to find that Alice has vanished. In her search for clues, she is startled to find a copy of Sara Harrison Shea's diary hidden beneath the floorboards of her mother's bedroom. As Ruthie gets sucked into the historical mystery, she discovers that she’s not the only person looking for someone that they’ve lost. But she may be the only one who can stop history from repeating itself.

Ratings and reviews

well written and kept me reading into the night. a really excellent read!! loved this book. loved the characters and the detailed descriptions of everything. read it. you will enjoy the adventure.

I found the book rather disappointing. Although it's a ghost story, it's too far fetched and the characters are under developed. All in all, it was a let down. I wish I could get a refund! A beach read, none the less.

Really good story-some plot points were a bit predictable. Though that is easy to overlook as you get deeper into the story. Fun,easy summer afternoon read. Killed it in 3 hours...on to the next one!!!

About the author

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.