AninstantNewYorkTimesbestseller!“Thisisanabsolute,can’t-put-it-downthriller....It’strulyawildridethathadmeflyingthroughchapterafterchapter--whichIthinkistheperfectwaytokickoffyouryearofreading.“--ReeseWitherspoon(Reese’sBookClubPickJanuary2023)Armedwithonlyhazymemories,awomanwholongagowitnessedherfriend’ssudden,mysteriousdeath,andhassincespentherlifetryingtoforget,setsouttotrackdownanswers.Whatsheuncovers,deepinthewoods,ishardlytobebelieved....Mayawasahighschoolseniorwhenherbestfriend,Aubrey,droppeddeadinfrontoftheenigmaticmannamedFrankwhomthey’dbeenspendingtimewithallsummer.Sevenyearslater,MayalivesinBostonwithalovingboyfriendandiskickingthesecretaddictionthathasallowedhertocopewithwhathappenedyearsago,thegapsinhermemories,andthelosttimethatshecan’taccountfor.ButherpastcomesrushingbackwhenshecomesacrossarecentYouTubevideoinwhichayoungwomansuddenlykeelsoveranddiesinadinerwhilesittingacrossfromnoneotherthanFrank.Plungedintothetraumathathasdefinedherlife,MayaheadstoherBerkshireshometowntorelivethatfatefulsummer--theinfluenceFrankoncehadonherandtheobsessivejealousythatnearlydestroyedherfriendshipwithAubrey.Athermother’shouse,sheexcavatesfragmentsofherpastandnoticeshiddenmessagesinherdeceasedGuatemalanfather’sbookthatdidn’tstandouttoherearlier.Tosaveherself,shemustunderstandastorywrittenbeforeshewasborn,buttimekeepsrunningout,andsoon,allroadsareleadingbacktoFrank’scabin....Utterlyuniqueandcaptivating,TheHouseinthePineskeepsyouguessingaboutwhetherwecaneverfullyconfrontthepastandreturnhome.
