A tense, gripping novel about a mother whose child begins to change in ways she can’t explain, from the national bestselling author of The Place Where They Buried Your Heart.
Nora Pacetti is a new stay-at-home mother—she’s tired but coping while caring for her happy, healthy baby, Olivia. But then one morning, something that looks like a feather starts growing out of Olivia’s arm. Or at least, that’s what Nora’s mother, Giulia, thinks. Nora thinks her mother has probably spent too much time watching conspiracy videos on YouTube.
Nora’s husband thinks Olivia needs tests, specialists, hospitals. But Nora senses that whatever is happening to her daughter needs to be concealed—and a mother’s intuition is never wrong. Soon sinister people begin asking questions about Olivia, and Nora starts to wonder if there really is something wrong with her baby. But she’s determined to discover the truth about her daughter . . . no matter the cost.
Genre: Horror
Nora Pacetti is a new stay-at-home mother—she’s tired but coping while caring for her happy, healthy baby, Olivia. But then one morning, something that looks like a feather starts growing out of Olivia’s arm. Or at least, that’s what Nora’s mother, Giulia, thinks. Nora thinks her mother has probably spent too much time watching conspiracy videos on YouTube.
Nora’s husband thinks Olivia needs tests, specialists, hospitals. But Nora senses that whatever is happening to her daughter needs to be concealed—and a mother’s intuition is never wrong. Soon sinister people begin asking questions about Olivia, and Nora starts to wonder if there really is something wrong with her baby. But she’s determined to discover the truth about her daughter . . . no matter the cost.
Genre: Horror
Praise for this book
"Absolutely brilliant! The sacrifices of motherhood brought to life via terrifying body horror. Made me cry and my skin crawl. X-Files fans, add this one to your list right now!" - S A Barnes
"Once again Christina Henry punches me in the gut and I thank her for it. Pinfeathers is an exquisite, heart-wrenching novel centred on a mother's sacrifice and the weight of its cost. Beautifully horrific and unforgettable." - Chelsea Conradt
"Pinfeathers is poignant and thrilling, and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." - C J Dotson
"Christina Henry carves out a deftly realised, terrifying new path between mythical transformation, conspiracy theories and body horror." - Alison Littlewood
"Christina Henry transforms an impossible premise into a gripping tale of motherhood, body horror, and the terrifying sacrifices we make to protect the ones we love. Visceral, tender, and utterly original, Pinfeathers proves once more that horror and heart are birds of a feather." - Lindy Ryan
"Pacy and propulsive, Pinfeathers combines the surreality of a dark fairytale with all the tension and suspense of a thriller. Henry takes the familiar territories of domestic life and new motherhood and infuses them with a sort of abject, bodily terror that's hard to shake. This quickened my pulse and pulled hard on my heartstrings. I devoured it." - Amy Jane Stewart
"Once again Christina Henry punches me in the gut and I thank her for it. Pinfeathers is an exquisite, heart-wrenching novel centred on a mother's sacrifice and the weight of its cost. Beautifully horrific and unforgettable." - Chelsea Conradt
"Pinfeathers is poignant and thrilling, and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." - C J Dotson
"Christina Henry carves out a deftly realised, terrifying new path between mythical transformation, conspiracy theories and body horror." - Alison Littlewood
"Christina Henry transforms an impossible premise into a gripping tale of motherhood, body horror, and the terrifying sacrifices we make to protect the ones we love. Visceral, tender, and utterly original, Pinfeathers proves once more that horror and heart are birds of a feather." - Lindy Ryan
"Pacy and propulsive, Pinfeathers combines the surreality of a dark fairytale with all the tension and suspense of a thriller. Henry takes the familiar territories of domestic life and new motherhood and infuses them with a sort of abject, bodily terror that's hard to shake. This quickened my pulse and pulled hard on my heartstrings. I devoured it." - Amy Jane Stewart
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