The homecoming : a novel

Format:

Book

Title:

The homecoming : a novel

Author:

Pyper, Andrew author

ISBN:

9781982108977

Edition:

Simon & Schuster Canada edition.

Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Simon & Schuster Canada, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2019.

Physical Description:

353 pages ; 23 cm

General Note:

"This Simon & Schuster Canada edition February 2019"--Title page verso

Also published in New York, London, Sydney and New Delhi.

Summary:

A man has died, and his family has gathered to hear the reading of his will. Much to the surprise of Aaron, Bridge and Franny Quinlan, they all stand to inherit a sizable fortune, but there's one, rather odd condition. They must remain on the isolated Pacific Northwest estate for thirty days-- without any contact with the outside world. Bridge is disturbed by vague memories ... and they feel something pulling them out into the dark heart of the woods ... -- adapted from front cover fold

Subject(s):

Family secrets -- Fiction.

Families -- Fiction.

Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.

Genre:

Holds:

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Summary

Instant National Bestseller

Bestselling author Andrew Pyper returns with a riveting psychological thriller about how the people you've known your whole life can suddenly become strangers.

What if everything you knew about the people you loved was a lie?

After the death of their absentee father, Aaron and Bridge Quinlan travel to a vast rainforest property in the Pacific Northwest to hear the reading of his will. There, they meet up with their mother and troubled sister, Franny, and are shocked to discover the will's terms: in order to claim their inheritance they must all remain at the estate for thirty days without any contact with the outside world. Despite their concerns, they agree.

The Quinlans soon come to learn their family has more secrets than they ever imagined--revelations that at first inspire curiosity, then fear. Why does Bridge have faint memories of the estate? Why did their father want them to be sequestered there together? And what is out there they feel pulling them into the dark heart of the woods?

The Homecoming is at once a gripping mystery, a chilling exploration of how our memories can both define and betray us, and a riveting page-turner that will have you questioning your very existence.

Author Notes

Andrew Pyper is the internationally bestselling author of ten previous novels, including The Demonologist , which won the International Thriller Writers award for Best Hardcover Novel, and The Killing Circle , which was selected a New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year. He lives in Toronto. Visit AndrewPyper.com and follow him on Twitter @AndrewPyper.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Surgeon Aaron Quinlan, the 36-year-old narrator of this brilliant thriller set in the Pacific Northwest from Pyper (The Demonologist), learns that his father, Raymond, a secretive workaholic who was mostly absent from Aaron's life, has died. The next day, a car picks up Aaron and his 14-year-old sister, Bridge, and the pair are driven by "someone who won't even look" at them to a huge wooded property, where they join their mother and their 35-year-old sister, Franny. Raymond's attorney explains that the man's will grants an even division of the multimillion-dollar estate on the condition that all four of them remain on the grounds for 30 days; supplies would be delivered, but the Quinlans would be without cellphones or any other means of contacting the outside world. They agree, but come to regret that decision after some terrifying encounters with a deranged man who appears bent on harming them. This figure proves to be only the first of several threats to their safety. Pyper fairly lays the groundwork for the truth behind their experiences, and readers will be invested in the thoughtfully constructed characters. Fans of Josh Malerman's Bird Box will be pleased. Agent: Stephanie Cabot, Gernert Company. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Pyper's weird, wonderful, audacious new novel begins simply enough: a man has died, and his family has gathered to hear the reading of his will. Much to the surprise of the man's widow and the couple's children, they all stand to inherit a sizable fortune, but there's one, rather odd condition. From this first small indication that The Homecoming will be no ordinary family drama, the story walking a line between thriller and horror descends, at first slowly and then with almost dizzying speed, into an abyss of shattered memories, disquieting dreams, and an evil that borders on the surreal. The characters, who seemed fairly normal at the outset, show themselves to possess deep layers of haunting pain. And what the novel reveals about the characters will make readers view the entire story in a new, darker light. Brilliantly constructed and absolutely mesmerizing, this could very well be the best book yet by the author of such acclaimed novels as The Demonologist (2013) and The Damned (2015).--David Pitt Copyright 2019 Booklist