Aunt Marge
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Tranquil Peace or Death Trap?
Gwen Trobert is a mess: grief-stricken, drug-dependent, and convinced her husband is cheating. When Aunt Marge, a woman she hardly knows, offers to let Gwen stay at her farm in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Gwen sees it as a chance to reflect on the future and heal herself.
But Marge's farm, Giiwe, is a place of secrets, some of them disturbing. Marge is taciturn and unfriendly. Her farm hand Charlie has a shocking, violent incident in his past. And the woods on the property isn't as empty as it seems.
Gwen's husband Jeff is back in Chicago, eager to mend their marriage, but she suspects his motives go beyond missing his loving wife.
Gwen doesn't think she can move forward until she knows what's true and what isn't. But once she begins uncovering the truth, she finds that learning other people's secrets comes at the risk of losing her own life.
Praise for this book
The story begins as a compelling drama about a young woman struggling with addiction and grief, but by the midway point, it turns into the sort of mystery that makes you wonder what's going to happen next by the end of each chapter. Herring's characters are complex individuals with believable agency. Aunt Marge is a fascinating woman whose motives, at first, are hard to decipher, but as the plot unfolds, you begin to root for her. I thoroughly enjoyed the dynamic between Marge, Gwen, and Charlie and the hopeful ending. If you like compelling stories with great character work, you will love Aunt Marge.