2009 Longlist
A Good and Happy Child
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.
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
Publisher
Shaye Areheart Books
Nominating Library