Breathe My Name

A young woman is hunted by her murderous mother in this compelling psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Teach Me.

“Nelson’s incandescent writing . . . transfixes the reader.”—Kirkus Reviews

“A thoughtful, moody, and entirely thrilling book.”—School Library Journal

Frances can forgive. She can even forget. But she can never escape her past.

Frances Robinson has the perfect life: loving adoptive parents, a great best friend, and a cute new boyfriend. But Frances has a secret. Once upon a time she wasn’t Frances Robinson. She was Shine, and she lived with her three sisters and her birth mother, Afton Jelks, far out in the country. But the loneliness overtook Afton’s fragile mind, and one day she smothered her daughters, one after another. Only Frances escaped. Now Afton is out of prison. And she wants to finish what she started.