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Sundial

By Catriona Ward
Sundial by Catriona Ward digital book - Fable

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“DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK. Authentically terrifying.” —Stephen King

WINNER of Best Hardcover Novel at the ITW Thriller Awards • Finalist for the Bram Stoker and Locus Awards Shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel LibraryReads Top 10 PickA GoodReads Choice Award Finalist for Best Horror!

Sharp as a snakebite, Sundial is a gripping novel about the secrets we bury from the ones we love most, from Catriona Ward, the author of The Last House on Needless Street.

Rob has spent her life running from Sundial, the family’s ranch deep in the Mojave Desert, and her childhood memories.

But she’s worried about her daughter, Callie, who collects animal bones and whispers to imaginary friends. It reminds her of a darkness that runs in her family, and Rob knows it’s time to return.

Callie is terrified of her mother. Rob digs holes in the backyard late at night, and tells disturbing stories about growing up on the ranch. Soon Callie begins to fear that only one of them will leave Sundial alive...

“This book will haunt you.”—Alex Michaelides, New York Times bestselling author

"An unthinkable feat." The New York Times Book Review


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Sundial Reviews

3.5
“I really thought I would be into this book by the description. But I felt confusing from the beginning. I had trouble feeling invested in the story or any of the characters. There's a lot going on from current relationships and storyline to keep straight, combine that with lots of info about what happened to the main character as a child, AND a story within the story. My mind was reeling. I wanted to like it and stuck with it because there were moments that grabbed me. But overall it was just too much going on for me to real click with it.”
“Wow. Although I wasn’t sure about this book to start, I’m so glad I stuck with it. It ended up a 5 ⭐️ read for me. Catriona Ward is brilliant at keeping you completely confused throughout the book then blowing your mind at the end.”

About Catriona Ward

CATRIONA WARD was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. She studied English at the University of Oxford and later earned her master’s degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Ward is a three-time winner of the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel: for The Girl from Rawblood, her debut; Little Eve; and The Last House on Needless Street. Little Eve also won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel. Ward is the international bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street and Sundial.

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