The Ruins: a dazzlingly dark read to keep you hooked, perfect for fans of Sarah Pearse and My Dark Vanessa
Jul 2022 · Hachette UK
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'I loved this novel' SARAH PEARSE, bestselling author of The Sanatorium
'Rippling with suspense' VICTORIA SELMAN, author of Truly, Darkly, Deeply
BEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS A GIRL WHO SURVIVED . . .
Summer, 1985: Ruby has stayed at the chateau with her family every summer since she can remember. It was her favourite place to be, but this year uninvited guests have descended, and everything is about to change. . .
As the intense August heat cloaks the chateau, the adults within start to lose sight of themselves, and darkness begins to creep around them. With the summer spiralling out of control, Ruby and her two young friends soon discover it is best not to be seen or heard until, one fateful night, an incident occurs that can never be undone. . .
Summer, 2010: One of the three young girls, now grown and newly widowed, returns to the chateau. In her fight to free herself from its grip, she uncovers what truly happened that long, dark summer.
The Ruins is a dark and suspenseful tale of control, and the women determined to fight back.
~*~ WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE RUINS ~*~
'Powerful and accomplished' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Kept me absolutely gripped' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Dark, atmospheric and suspenseful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Should be on everyone's must buy list' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A really, really dark read that was beautifully written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I couldn't put it down . . . will stay with me for a long time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I loved it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Rippling with suspense' VICTORIA SELMAN, author of Truly, Darkly, Deeply
BEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS A GIRL WHO SURVIVED . . .
Summer, 1985: Ruby has stayed at the chateau with her family every summer since she can remember. It was her favourite place to be, but this year uninvited guests have descended, and everything is about to change. . .
As the intense August heat cloaks the chateau, the adults within start to lose sight of themselves, and darkness begins to creep around them. With the summer spiralling out of control, Ruby and her two young friends soon discover it is best not to be seen or heard until, one fateful night, an incident occurs that can never be undone. . .
Summer, 2010: One of the three young girls, now grown and newly widowed, returns to the chateau. In her fight to free herself from its grip, she uncovers what truly happened that long, dark summer.
The Ruins is a dark and suspenseful tale of control, and the women determined to fight back.
~*~ WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE RUINS ~*~
'Powerful and accomplished' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Kept me absolutely gripped' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Dark, atmospheric and suspenseful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Should be on everyone's must buy list' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A really, really dark read that was beautifully written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I couldn't put it down . . . will stay with me for a long time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I loved it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
About the author
Phoebe Wynne worked in education for eight years, teaching Classics in the UK and English Language and Literature in Paris. She left the classroom to focus on her writing, and went on to hone her craft in Los Angeles and in London. In 2021 Phoebe published her debut, Madam, to great acclaim. The Ruins is her second novel. She is both British and French, and currently spends her time between France and England.
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