Overview

Hold your breath, the truth will surface… When Ellie Kellaway and her family seek a fresh start in the tranquil Peak District, she hopes to leave behind her haunting memories of the sea – and of Ethan’s affair with the younger, beautiful wild swimmer he met there. But Ellie’s new home harbours dark secrets, where ancient legends of mermaids intertwine with chilling realities. As eerie occurrences unfurl, Libby, the youngest, is drawn to a grotesque mermaid carving hidden in their house. Strange sightings of a mysterious woman outside only deepen Ellie's unease. And when their dog Jasper goes missing, the family's descent into darkness accelerates. As more ominous tales and truths rise to the surface, it becomes clear that the mermaid's curse might be real. Ellie’s family is fast becoming entangled in a web of betrayal and vengeance, which threatens to drown them all… This spine-tingling novel is a suspenseful twist on Hans Christian Andersen’s dark tale The Little Mermaid, where love, loss, and the lure of the water collide in a terrifying crescendo. Perfect for fans of The Last House on Needless Street and Stephen King.

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PRAISE FOR UNTIL WE DROWN ‘Until We Drown haunts you for long after the final page. Dark and eerie, I found myself holding my breath on so many occasions!’ NATALIE CHANDLER 'Ava Morwood bleeds the weird into the everyday. Morwood weaves old tales of thoughtless bargains and betrayals into a stylishly noir novel. Wonderful, haunting, and unexpected.' A.G. SLATTER, award-winning author of All the Murmuring Bones and The Cold House 'A siren song that draws you willingly into a brutal, beautiful world of watery myths … a perfect fairytale –– hypnotic, lyrical and ultimately horrific. I loved it, and I won't stop thinking about those last couple of chapters for a long time.' TIM LEBBON, author of Secret Lives of The Dead 'Full of twisting and delicious undercurrents.' PRIYA SHARMA, World Fantasy Award Winner for Pomegranates *** PRAISE FOR AVA MORWOOD ‘Exquisite, sharply observed prose brings out the eerie in the everyday, and makes the fantastical seem natural’ CATRIONA WARD ‘Dark but satisfying, like the best chocolate’ ELLY GRIFFITHS ‘Reads like a timeless classic of the genre’ GUARDIAN

PRAISE FOR UNTIL WE DROWN 'Ava Morwood bleeds the weird into the everyday. Morwood weaves old tales of thoughtless bargains and betrayals into a stylishly noir novel. Wonderful, haunting, and unexpected.' A.G. SLATTER, award-winning author of All the Murmuring Bones and The Cold House PRAISE FOR AVA MORWOOD ‘Exquisite, sharply observed prose brings out the eerie in the everyday, and makes the fantastical seem natural’ CATRIONA WARD ‘Dark but satisfying, like the best chocolate’ ELLY GRIFFITHS ‘Reads like a timeless classic of the genre’ GUARDIAN

PRAISE FOR AVA MORWOOD'S WRITING: ‘Exquisite, sharply observed prose brings out the eerie in the everyday, and makes the fantastical seem natural’ CATRIONA WARD ‘Dark but satisfying, like the best chocolate’ ELLY GRIFFITHS ‘Reads like a timeless classic of the genre’ GUARDIAN

Author Information

Ava Morwood was raised in Penistone, South Yorkshire, and still lives locally in a house of creaking doors and crooked walls, with her partner Fergus. She loves exploring the hills and dales with her two hugely enthusiastic Dalmatians and has a penchant for books on folklore and weird history, Earl Grey tea and semicolons. She has won the Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction, and her debut thriller The Cold Season, written under the name Alison Littlewood, was a R&J pick.

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