Perfect for fans of NIGHTBITCH and MOTHERTHING, this visceral body horror taps into the very real experience of mothers giving their whole self to their children.
Mothers die young in Forest Pines. Evie’s mother died there when she was an infant. They say the mothers die from heart attacks or accidents, but no one in town will dig very far into this strange pattern. Now new-mom Evie is losing her hair and more weight than is even fashionable. The doctors say it’s just a symptom of stress; it’s hard getting enough protein with a 5-month-old baby. Also tasked with caring for her dying father, Evie is still holding it together, though not by much. But between preparing for hospice and caring for baby Olive, Evie notices her father’s neighbor Amity—also a young mother of a 9-month-old—falling rapidly to pieces. Amity is skin and bones, but her baby could win prize heifer at the fair. She can hardly walk, while her baby is crawling up a storm. Evie realizes she is watching her own forthcoming demise in real time as Evie’s body begins to deconstruct in ever more graphic ways.
For any chance of survival, Evie must solve the mystery of matricide in Forest Pines. With a ghost trying to help her along (or scare her away, who can know) and a town burying their rotten truth, will Evie be able to save herself from certain death before it’s too late? Or is this just another sacrifice a good mother must make?
Genre: Horror
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