Overview

A woman who's losing her grip. A troubled friend trying to help. A cat with an agenda. And a sexual predator who may finally get his comeuppance. Shannon, a middle-aged artist with a chaotic past, feels blunted by years of psychiatric medications. So she switches to magic mushrooms instead. Suddenly her cat Niccolo is talking to her, urging her to do what she's always dreamed of: get even with the smug, predatory author responsible for her sister's death thirty years ago. Allison, Shannon's best friend back in high school, was a shy, closeted outcast, grateful for Shannon's empathy and protection. Now grown dispirited again after a series of losses, she comes to life again when Shannon comes to stay with her in Provincetown. She even falls in love with the quiet Chloe. But Allison has no idea what Shannon is planning, or of the crises they both will face as Shannon's grip on reality gets more tenuous and Niccolo coaxes her ever closer to committing murder. It's a darkly comic novel of psychological suspense, full of secrets and surprising twists. Yet it's also about the healing power of love, friendship, and community. With an eccentric cast of characters and the vibrant, artsy, queer energy of Provincetown, there is plenty of warmth, humor, and celebration.

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""The prose is a pleasure throughout. The humour is wry and understated, never showing off, and the character work is quietly formidable-Shannon in particular is one of the more original protagonists in recent literary fiction. Warm, unreliable, funny, and heartbreaking in equal measure."" --Mina Lewis, author of Toward the Light ""Using the most subtle of character and plot building in her writing, Graham paints a story that may seem straightforward at the outset - but about 2/3 of the way through the book turns sideways."" --Danielle Athanas, instagram book reviewer ""I was hooked, fully engaged, and turning the pages as quickly as I could to uncover what would happen next... The ending features more twists than the mountain roads of the Appalachians. It's hard to surprise readers these days, but Graham has done an incredible job."" --Catherine Moreno Gamez, Goodreads reviewer

Author Information

Jan has a professional background in psychology, and is fascinated by the contradictions between what people think they want for themselves, and what would actually be best for them. She likes complicated female protagonists, both straight and gay, and writes fiction that is not easily categorized.Jan and her wife have been dividing their time between Provincetown MA, Valencia, Spain, and San Diego, CA.

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