Mind of Winter

<p><strong>Leave-the-lights-on-tonight frightening with a quiet edge of horror that is much more effective than gore. -- NPR</strong></p><p><strong>From Laura Kasischke the critically acclaimed and nationally bestselling poet and author of <em>The Raising</em> comes a dark and chilling thriller that combines domestic drama with elements of psychological suspense and horror--an addictive tale of denial and guilt that is part Joyce Carol Oates and part Chris Bohjalian.</strong></p><p>On a snowy Christmas morning Holly Judge awakens with the fragments of a nightmare floating on the edge of her consciousness. <em>Something followed them from Russia. </em>Thirteen years ago she and her husband Eric adopted baby Tatty their pretty black-haired Rapunzel from the Pokrovka Orphanage #2. Now at fifteen Tatiana is more beautiful than ever--and disturbingly erratic.</p><p>As a blizzard rages outside Holly and Tatiana are alone. With each passing hour Tatiana's mood darkens and her behavior becomes increasingly frightening . . . until Holly finds she no longer recognizes her daughter.</p>