In today’s ‘lean in’ era, debut novelist Siobhan Adcock casts the issue of whether women can ever ‘have it all’ into a superbly written novel that will have readers everywhere talking.
In today’s ‘lean in’ era, debut novelist Siobhan Adcock casts the issue of whether women can ever ‘have it all’ into a superbly written novel that will have readers everywhere talking. Bridget has given up her career to raise her daughter, but now a terrifying presence has entered their Texas home-and only Bridget can feel it. In 1902, motherhood spurs Rebecca to turn her back on her husband, despite her own misgivings. As Adcock crosscuts these two women’s stories with mounting tension, each arrives at a terrible ordeal of her own making.
Praise forThe Barter-
‘A thoughtful and surprisingly witty novel. It weighs its horrors precisely … What you’re afraid of is part of who you are.'The New York Times Book Review
'Eerie and atmospheric, this psychological thriller will twist its way into readers’ psyches.‘Booklist
'Motherhood is the destabilizing bod that nearly undoes two women linked across a century in Adcock’s suspenseful debut.'Publishers Weekly
'The Barteris a delightful and utterly unique portrait of parenthood across the ages. Siobhan Adcock manages to express what is inexpressible about motherhood and marriage, deftly capturing the banal and the divine, the give and thetake. As funny, profound, otherworldly, and terrifying as love itself, this is a debut novel not to be missed.’ Amy Shearn, author ofThe Mermaid of BrooklynandHow Far is the Ocean From Here
‘Absolutely outstanding.The Barteris a ghost story haunted by love, a love story haunted by ghosts, and a literary mystery propelled by the unsaid secrets of marriage and motherhood. In Adcock’s world, you won’t know whether it’s fear, love, or outright beauty making your heart beat like a drum. You won’t know, and you won’t care at all. You’ll just have to keep reading.’ Patrick Somerville, author ofThis Bright RiverandThe Cradle
