The new, gripping thriller from the multi-award-winning author Jennifer Niven.
Eight students enter an exclusive writing retreat, but only one will leave with a life-changing opportunity to pursue their creative dreams.
Effy tries to weave a story about the sad betrayal that led to her mother's death. Arlo hopes to publish a novel – but also seeks to start a new chapter with Effy, after the heartbeat he experienced three years earlier.
Their mentor is Meredith Graffam, a mysterious writer, director, and actress, whose exciting stories about her own nearly deadly experience at the same retreat decades ago continue to spark controversy.
This famous teacher is not what she seems, and her students gradually realize they are fighting for something much more primal than academic advantage. As Graffam's non-traditional teaching methods push them beyond their limits, they reveal their darkest secrets, take unimaginable risks, and slowly begin to turn against each other. But Graffam didn't expect them to turn against her too…
The story combines elements from The Secret History and One of Us is Lying, offering the most captivating thriller of the year.
