“By turns enchanting, infuriating, horrifying, and heartbreaking, The Changeling is never less than completely engaging.” (NPR) “The thriller you won’t be able to put down.” ( O: The Oprah Magazine) Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times.Named One of Paste ’s Best Horror Books of the Decade His odyssey takes him to a forgotten island, a graveyard full of secrets, a forest where immigrant legends still live, and finally back to a place he thought he had lost forever. Thus begins Apollo’s quest to find a wife and child who are nothing like he'd imagined. But before Apollo can do anything to help, Emma commits a horrific act and vanishes. At first, Emma seems to be exhibiting signs of postpartum depression. Apollo's old dreams return, and Emma begins acting odd. Now, Apollo is a father himself - and as he and his wife, Emma, settle into their new lives as parents, exhaustion and anxiety start to take their toll. When Apollo Kagwa's father disappeared, he left his son a box of books and strange recurring dreams. Nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award, an International Dublin Literary Award, and a Mythopoeic Award for Literature. Winner of an American Book Award, a Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, a British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel, and a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. And the backdrop for this rich phantasmagoria? The boroughs of New York.” ( The New York Times)
“ haunting tale weaves a mesmerizing web around fatherhood, racism, horrific anxieties and even To Kill a Mockingbird.
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