- Horror, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Vampires
**The Netherlands, 1887.** Lucy's twin sister Sarah is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles nonsensically, and is increasingly obsessed with a centuries-old corpse recently discovered on her husband's grand estate. The doctor has diagnosed her with temporary insanity caused by a fever of the brain. To protect her twin from a terrible fate in a lunatic asylum, Lucy must unravel the mystery surrounding her sister's condition, but it's clear her twin is hiding something. Then again, Lucy is harboring secrets of her own, too. Then, the worst happens. Sarah's behavior takes a turn for the strange. She becomes angry… and hungry. Lucy soon comes to suspect that something is trying to possess her beloved sister. Or is it madness? As Sarah changes before her very eyes, Lucy must reckon with the dark, monstrous truth, or risk losing her forever.
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- Author
- Johanna van Veen
- First published
- 2025
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks, Incorporated
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781464245084
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“My twin my darling myLUCY All is not well with me not AT ALL well”
Johanna Van Veen grew up in the Netherlands with her twin sisters; they are triplets and although not identical, they share a strong bond. She earned both an MA in English Literature and Digital Media from Leiden University. Johanna is the author of ***My Darling Dreadful Thing*** (2024) and ***Blood on Her Tongue*** (2025), as well as the upcoming middle-grade novel ***The Witch of Hagstone Hill*** (2025), the first installment of *The Triplets Grim trilogy*. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her wife, her sisters, and her dog, though not necessarily all at the same time.
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