The Marsh King's Daughter

Sensationally good psychological suspense - I loved this book * LEE CHILD * A constantly surprising novel which never takes the obvious route, it is emotionally and intellectually thrilling as well as tremendously exciting * SUNDAY EXPRESS * Sensational . . . if you only read one thriller this year, make it this * CLARE MACKINTOSH * Subtle, brilliant and mature . . . superb . . . as good as a thriller can be * NEW YORK TIMES * This gorgeously written eerie suspense novel gave me chills... I loved it * KARIN SLAUGHTER * Tension-filled thriller... Disturbing and atmospheric - it gripped me from the first page * WOMAN & HOME * Unlike anything else I've read. Haunting and unputdownable * LAURA MARSHALL * Although there are shades of Emma Donahue's Room here, Dionne explores more thoroughly the relationship between captor and captive, the heavy anchoring of a familial bond and the exploitation of childhood innocence... Riveting * EVENING STANDARD * Oh, such a wonderful book... I am completely blown away. Just mesmerising * ALEX MARWOOD * Troubling, sinuous and powerfully told, you won't be able to stop turning the pages * MEGAN ABBOTT * I don't use the word "brilliant" often, but no other adjective feels adequate to describe this amazing novel . . . an exceptional achievement * DAVID MORRELL * A real tour-de-force. Beautifully written, heart-pounding action, finely drawn characters * GILLY MACMILLAN * My God - what a writer, what a book. Kept me gripped * MARK HILL * Exceptional...Helena's conflicting emotions about her father and her own identity elevate this powerful story * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW * Utterly amazing... I loved it * JENNY ASHCROFT * This is Room meets The Revenant and has screenplay adaptation shot through it like a stick of rock... the plot is fantastic but it is the characters that set this book alight...LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS BOOK * L.V. HAY * Eerie and breathtaking, terrific and terrifying in the best possible way * TEA OBREHT * Loved it . . . Haunting and compelling * TOM WOOD * Original and exciting, with a thrilling ending. If you liked Room, you'll love it * MARK EDWARDS * The prose is sinuous and lush; the storytelling is relentless... Home is set to make the season's other thrillers look undernourished. * IRISH TIMES *

Karen Dionne is the international bestselling author of The Marsh King's Daughter, also published as Home, which has been published into more than twenty-five languages. She enjoys nature photography and lives with her husband in Detroit's northern suburbs.