![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The novel sets up plenty of creeps and shivers, but the revelation, the true nature of the visitors, disappoints rather than fulfills these feelings. But when John is injured in an accident, their care falls to Marion, so she ventures past the locked doors of the cellar for the first time, driven by the fretful cries of a baby to confront those who live there. These are the voices of the visitors, and Marion avoids any interaction with the visitors. And there is reason to be frightened in that house-she can hear occasional screams and cries coming from the basement, where John spends most of his time. Marion Zetland has always been lonely, and now, in her 50s and living with her brother, John, in a pigsty of a house, she has no one but her stuffed animals and imaginary friend to turn to when she’s frightened. A socially awkward middle-aged woman learns some dark truths about her family in Burns’ debut psychological thriller. ![]()
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