A gripping novel set inside a cult, where the obedient daughter of the Pastor is the only survivor of a tragedyPerfect for fans of Louise O’Neill, Girl A and Good me, Bad Me by Ali Land'A stark, stunning and deeply affecting thriller. I loved it' Chris Whitaker 'A powerful Southern Gothic thriller about the dangers of blind faith, the strength of women, and the deceptive nature of memory' Anna Bailey----A fire burns Abigail’s parents’ house to the ground. Takes her parents too.She’s the only survivor.The congregation of South Carolina’s New America Baptist Church rallies round.They won’t let troublemakers near: gawkers, outsiders, the police.All they ever wanted was to protect innocents like Abigail from a corrupt world.And hasn’t Abigail always been perfect? A good daughter?So why have the police got questions?Why doesn’t Abigail’s story add up?And when did the church get so suspicious?Abigail survived the fire.But can she survive the coming storm?----‘An eerie, chilling, gorgeously written novel that is unafraid to challenge and question its subject matter' Laurie Elizabeth Flynn‘Thrilling’ Prima PRAISE FOR LAURE VAN RENSBURG'Reads like a glossy 90s thriller . . . OBSESSED' Juno Dawson 'Not to be missed' Evening Standard 'Fresh & sharp. It grips like a vice' Will Dean 'Brutal, tense, utterly compelling, Laure Van Rensburg is an electrifying new voice' Louise O’Neill

A gripping novel set inside a cult, where the obedient daughter of the Pastor is the only survivor of a tragedyPerfect for fans of Louise O’Neill, Girl A and Good me, Bad Me by Ali Land'A stark, stunning and deeply affecting thriller. I loved it' Chris Whitaker 'A powerful Southern Gothic thriller about the dangers of blind faith, the strength of women, and the deceptive nature of memory' Anna Bailey----A fire burns Abigail’s parents’ house to the ground. Takes her parents too.She’s the only survivor.The congregation of South Carolina’s New America Baptist Church rallies round.They won’t let troublemakers near: gawkers, outsiders, the police.All they ever wanted was to protect innocents like Abigail from a corrupt world.And hasn’t Abigail always been perfect? A good daughter?So why have the police got questions?Why doesn’t Abigail’s story add up?And when did the church get so suspicious?Abigail survived the fire.But can she survive the coming storm?----‘An eerie, chilling, gorgeously written novel that is unafraid to challenge and question its subject matter' Laurie Elizabeth Flynn‘Thrilling’ Prima PRAISE FOR LAURE VAN RENSBURG'Reads like a glossy 90s thriller . . . OBSESSED' Juno Dawson 'Not to be missed' Evening Standard 'Fresh & sharp. It grips like a vice' Will Dean 'Brutal, tense, utterly compelling, Laure Van Rensburg is an electrifying new voice' Louise O’Neill