The dark, atmospheric, feminist offspring of Squid Game, The Hunting Party and Misery
A book deal to die for.
Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote estate of Roza Vallo, the controversial high priestess of feminist horror. Alex, a struggling writer, is thrilled.
Upon arrival, they discover they must complete an entire novel from scratch, and the best one will receive a seven-figure publishing deal. Alex's long-extinguished dream now seems within reach.
But then the women begin to die.
Trapped, terrified yet still desperately writing, it is clear there is more than a publishing deal at stake at Blackbriar Estate. Alex must confront her own demons - and finish her novel - to save herself.
This unhinged, propulsive, claustrophobic closed-door thriller will pull you in and spit you out…
| ISBN: | 9781982199456 |
| Publication date: | 21st February 2023 |
| Author: | Julia Bartz |
| Publisher: | Emily Bestler Books / Atria |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 313 pages |
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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The dark, atmospheric, feminist offspring of Squid Game, The Hunting Party and Misery A book deal to die for. Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote estate of Roza Vallo, the controversial high priestess of feminist horror.
The Writing Retreat features in the following genres: Audiobooks of the Month, Debuts, Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, Crime and mystery: women sleuths
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The Writing Retreat was written by Julia Bartz and published by Emily Bestler Books / Atria
The Writing Retreat has 313 pages
