{"product_id":"beneath-the-stairs-paperback","title":"Beneath the Stairs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Fawcett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this spine-tingling, atmospheric \"nail-biter of a novel\" (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e), a woman returns to her hometown after her childhood friend attempts suicide at an alleged haunted house--the same place where a traumatic incident shattered their lives twenty years ago.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew in sleepy Sumner's Mills have stumbled across the Octagon House hidden deep in the woods. Even fewer are brave enough to trespass. A man had killed his wife and two young daughters there, a shocking, gruesome crime that the sleepy upstate New York town tried to bury. One summer night, an emboldened fourteen-year-old Clare and her best friend, Abby, ventured into the Octagon House. Clare came out, but a piece of Abby never did. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years later, Clare receives word that Abby has attempted suicide at the Octagon House and now lies in a coma. With little to lose, Clare returns to her roots to uncover the darkness responsible for ruining their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \"spellbinding horror story, where the terror comes not from ghosts, but from the haunted places we find within ourselves\" (Elizabeth Brundage, author of\u003ci\u003e The Vanishing Point\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for fans of Jennifer McMahon, Simone St. James, and Chris Bohjalian.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Fawcett grew up in rural Eastern Ontario and spent many years in Canada making theatre before coming to the United States. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. Her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThird Coast Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Reunion: The Dallas Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Storybrink\u003c\/i\u003e, and in the anthology \u003ci\u003eLong Story Short\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches writing at Skidmore College and lives in upstate New York with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.25 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760900407584,"sku":"9781982177164","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/93e155974bcf959e14672d6b9d547112.webp?v=1780193646","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beneath-the-stairs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}