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2009 Nominated

A Good and Happy Child

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

In the smart and suspenseful A Good and Happy Child, a psychological thriller in the tradition of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History with shades of The Exorcist, a young man reexamines his childhood memories of strange visions and erratic behavior to answer disturbing questions that continue to haunt him and his new family.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Justin
Evans

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

Unable to hold his infant son, a new father seeks psychological help and unwittingly uncovers a horrifying blackness in his own memories. Unnerving and sometimes terribly sad, Evan’s debut novel is a subtle, sophisticated horror.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United States
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Shaye Areheart Books

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