A novel of almost unbearable tension' Irish Times Newly married and with a baby on the way, Jacy has everything she ever wanted. When she and her husband, Jed, go to visit his father, Dr Ash, in his remote cottage, Jacy feels loved and cherished - until she has a health scare which threatens her pregnancy. As the days pass, Jacy feels trapped in the cottage, her body under the looking glass. But are her fears founded or is this - as Dr Ash suggests - a stubborn refusal to take necessary precautions to protect her unborn child? The dense woods surrounding the cottage are full of dangers, but are the greater ones inside?'Sultry, subversive, shades of Rebecca . . . I loved it' Harriet Tyce'Megan Abbott is quite rightly considered to be psycho thriller royalty . . . Every page is laced with quiet menace' Daily Mail'Feverish, razor sharp, and pulsing with dread' Riley Sagar'A story we'll never forget' Wall Street Journal