**“The haunted lesbian boarding school horror show we always wanted. . . . Avery Curran is a witch.” —Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta, authors of Feast While You CanThe untimely death of a student at a girls’ boarding school sparks a haunting series of escalating supernatural events.**In 1928, Emily Locke’s final year at the isolated Briarley School for Girls is derailed when Violet, the school’s brightest star (and a cunning beauty for whom Emily would do anyth...

**A thrilling gothic debut • The untimely death of a student at a girls’ boarding school marks the first in a haunting series of escalating supernatural events, and uncovers buried truths of teenage repression, queer desire, and the everyday horror of coming of age."A truly impeccable novel.” —Julia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under the Sea"This book destroyed me.” —Tamsyn Muir, author of Gideon the Ninth**In 1928, Emily Locke's final year at the...