, a Gothic thriller that is somehow both everything you think it will be—and absolutely nothing you expect.
A wildly creative story that combines a 1970s rock and roll reimagining of the famous summer at Villa Dodati in 1814 that gave birth to Mary Shelley’s, a competitive modern-day summer writing retreat rife with professional jealousies, and a deft exploration of the uncomfortable truths about the way our society views female artists of all stripes,is a rare thriller with something substantial to say—about the complexity of female friendships, how our society consumes true crime stories, and more.
The novel’s second thread follows the story of the occupants of the villa during that tragic summer—-Mari Godwick, a young woman who writes a groundbreaking work of horror during her stay at the house; her talented musician boyfriend, Pierce Sheldon, who is married to someone else; famous rocker Noel Gordon, Mari’s sister, Lara, who will go on to pen one of the greatest albums of all time and name it after the house she spent that fateful summer in; and Johnnie.
Much of the story centers around Mari and Lara’s relationship, and the bond between these two 1970s sisters women mirrors many of the issues we see in the modern-day plot between Emily and Chess: deep love and shared history, but also mistrust, jealousy, and an uncomfortable sense of competition, that if by some miracle a woman is to be successful there can only ever be one.
Through deft parallels and similar framing of critical scenes, Hawkins winds the two timelines around and through each other, making the entire novel feel like a single piece, despite the fact that its disparate plots never technically intersect with one another outside of Google searches, the diary that Emily finds on the estate, and the art that both Mari and Lara leave behind.
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