The Harrow Home for Wayward Girls
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Publisher Description
"An immensely satisfying, shivery tale of vengeance.”—Nova Ren Suma, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Walls Around Us and Wake the Wild Creatures
"Darkly atmospheric and impossible to put down."–Shea Earnshaw, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Deep
★ "A complex and haunting tale that makes room for hope and optimism."—Publisher's Weekly, starred review
In this gothic historical tale, two girls must uncover the secrets of their haunted home before it's too late.
THE HARROW HOME FOR WAYWARD GIRLS has long stood as a place of secrets. The estate has housed hundreds of young women hidden away during their pregnancies, their homesick cries echoing through the halls, providing a haunting score to Grace Harrow’s childhood.
Now, in the summer of 1947, the Home has been sold to a wealthy hotelier. Grace expects the new owner's daughters to be spoiled. Yet Rose, the eldest daughter—unaware of Mr. Harrow's abusive tendencies—is jealous of Grace's seemingly easy confidence. But as they’re drawn into each other's lives, an unlikely friendship begins to form. Fortunately so, because not all of the wayward girls made it out...
One still lingers. Lurking in the shadows. Looking for vengeance.
To expose the truth buried in the walls of the Harrow Home, Grace and Rose must unravel a legacy of silence and cruelty. But Grace’s father will stop at nothing to keep the past hidden, and if the truth comes to light, it could destroy both their families.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The renovation of a former maternity home in 1947 Greeley, Md., stirs up dark secrets and paranormal phenomena in this immersive ghost story from Spotswood (Great or Nothing). When 17-year-old Grace Harrow's parents sell Harrow Home for Wayward Girls to a rich hotelier, the family is hired to manage and operate the property. Grace dreams of escaping the establishment—as well as her domineering father and older boyfriend—to attend college, until she meets the new owner's daughter, 17-year-old bisexual Rose Thorpe, who's visiting for the summer. After Grace and Rose realize they've both been seeing a haunting image of a screaming, dark-haired girl around the property, they launch an investigation into Harrow Home's checkered past. As the apparition exacts bloody vengeance on men she deems abusive, the new companions race to uncover her identity and put her to rest. Perceptive, unwavering prose portrays societal expectations in post-WWII America surrounding gender roles, bodily autonomy, and emotional and physical abuse, with candid nuance. Through Grace and Rose's steadfast partnership, this searing novel considers how friendship empowers women and facilitates moments of resistance, particularly as Rose faces stigma relating to her sexual identity. It's a complex and haunting tale that makes room for hope and optimism. Ages 14–up.
