Black Sheep

A New York Times Best Horror Book of the Year A cynical twentysomething must confront her unconventional familyΓÇÖs dark secrets in this fiery,irreverent horror novel from the author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle. Nobody has a ΓÇ£normalΓÇ¥ familybut Vesper WrightΓÇÖs is truly…something else. Vesper left home at eighteen and never looked backΓÇömostly because she was told that leaving the staunchly religious community she grew up in meant she couldnΓÇÖt return. But then an envelope arrives on her doorstep. Inside is an invitation to the wedding of VesperΓÇÖs beloved cousin Rosie. ItΓÇÖs to be hosted at the family farm. Have they made an exception to the rule? It wouldnΓÇÖt be the first time VesperΓÇÖs been given special treatment. Is the invite a sweet gesture? An olive branch? A trap? DoesnΓÇÖt matter. Something inside her insists she go to the wedding. Even if it means returning to the toxic environment she escaped. Even if it means reuniting with her motherConstancea former horror film star and forever ice queen. When VesperΓÇÖs homecoming exhumes a terrifying secretsheΓÇÖs forced to reckon with her familyΓÇÖs beliefs and her own crisis of faith in this deliciously sinister novel that explores the way family ties can bind us as we struggle to find our place in the world.