'A chilling read’ Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister, The Serial Killer'Gripping . . . wonderfully written' Guardian'Beautifully written and frighteningly honest' Sunday ExpressA mother moves to Geneva with her husband and their two young children. In their newly rented apartment, she is surrounded by everything she could possibly need to create a perfect family home. Her husband’s job...

An emotionally charged, tautly composed debut thriller about motherhood, madness, and the myth of the perfect lifeA mother moves to Geneva with her husband and their two young children. In their beautiful new rented apartment, surrounded by their rented furniture, and several Swiss instructions to maintain quiet, she finds herself totally isolated. Her husband’s job means he is almost never present, and her entire world is caring for her children—making sure they a...

Ari, Eleni and Hesper meet one summer at Golden Apples Farm in rural California, where the charismatic Lee, an apple farmer and cook, runs an alternative therapy programme for young women suffering from eating disorders. A year later, they reunite to testify at his trial. Their individual and collective stories build into a multifaceted picture of trauma and survival in this psychological thriller infused with magic realism. In sensuous, hypnotic prose, Wilder captures the magnetic pull of...

Wie schmal ist der Grat zwischen Mutterglück und Wahnsinn?Erika zieht mit ihrem Ehemann und ihren beiden kleinen Kindern in die Schweiz. Im hochsommerlichen Genf und in ihrem schönen neuen Heim angekommen, verbringt ihr Mann die meiste Zeit im Büro. Die Kinder erfordern die volle Aufmerksamkeit. Für sie hat sie den Beruf aufgegeben, sie sind nun ihre ganze Welt, versorgt und glücklich wollen sie sein. So wie jede Familie doch glücklich sein sollte. Oder?Nie zuvor hat sich Eri...

‘Wilder artfully cranks up the tension, so you don't quite know when you begin to hold your breath. A chilling read’ - Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister, The Serial Killer.A mother moves to Geneva with her husband and their two young children. In their beautiful new rented apartment, surrounded by their rented furniture, and several Swiss instructions to maintain quiet, she finds herself totally isolated. Her husband’s job means he is almost never p...

A taut and claustrophobic literary thriller about a mother who loves her children so much it might just be driving her mad …On the brink of an exciting new life, Erika, a young wife and mother, moves to Geneva with her husband and their two children. She has a beautiful new apartment filled with gorgeous furniture and a charming world outside her door just waiting to be explored. Her husband’s job means he is almost never around, and her entire world is caring for her children....