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In Infinite Dimensions, her first collection after winning the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction for Please Come Back to Me, Jessica Treadway writes about the themes of fidelity, betrayal, and self-delusion as she portrays what William Faulkner called "the human heart in conflict with itself.” Following in the tradition of Elizabeth Strout and her own mentor, the late Andre Dubus, Treadway mines the internal landscapes of her character...

The Gretchen Question recounts a day in the life of Roberta Chase, who does not have much time left to make peace with the son who's punishing her for withholding his father's true identity. A single mother torn between protecting her only child or revealing herself fully to the people she loves most, Roberta finds herself at war with conflicting loyalties, the increasing betrayal by her own body, the confused love she feels for her oldest fri...

The Gretchen Question recounts a day in the life of Roberta Chase, who does not have much time left to make peace with the son who's punishing her for withholding his father's true identity. A single mother torn between protecting her only child or revealing herself fully to the people she loves most, Roberta finds herself at war with conflicting loyalties, the increasing betrayal by her own body, the confused love she feels for her oldest fri...

In una fredda giornata di dicembre un corpo viene ritrovato nei boschi ai piedi di un laghetto ghiacciato. Si tratta di Joy Enright, un'adolescente del posto. Da principio sembra che la ragazza sia annegata per una tragica fatalità, ma l'autopsia rivela qualcosa di più inquietante: il corpo, infatti, presenta inequivocabili segni di strangolamento. La sonnacchiosa cittadina di Chilton viene di colpo scossa nelle fondamenta: la polizia se la de...

Hanna and Joe could never have suspected that the happiness of their youngest daughter, Dawn, would lead to the shattering of their lives. When Dawn introduces them to her new boyfriend, Rud, the family tempers their unsettled feelings because they're glad that Dawn, always an awkward child, seems to have blossomed.

A super-lead title for Sphere, in the vein of "The Husband's Secret" and "We Need To Talk About Kevin". When a father is murdered in his bed, and a mother beaten almost to death, can the daughter who claims she knew nothing about her mother's boyfriend's murderous plans be trusted?

From the bestselling author of "If She Did It", comes a page-turning thriller which will make you question everything you thought you knew about the ones you love.

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Originally published in hardcover by Hachette Book Group.

On the surface, Treadway's stories offer realistic portrayals of people in situations that make them question their roles as family members, their ability to do the right thing, and even their sanity. But Treadway's psychic landscapes are tinged with a sense of the surreal, inviting readers to recognize that very little is actually as it seems.

How do you survive when the desperate action of a loved one has shattered your family? In this compelling novel, a young woman, Anastasia Dolarn, courageously examines her seemingly normal childhood to uncover the motivations behind an unspeakable tragedy. Jessica Treadway flawlessly portrays the complexity of human experience in the face of incomprehensible loss, revealing yet again why the "New York Times Book Review" has called her "a write...

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