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The Need

by Helen Phillips
$31.29
The Need - Thryft
The Need - Thryft

A haunting psychological thriller on motherhood.

This book is a unique blend of speculative fiction and thriller that explores the depths of motherhood, grief, and loss. The author's prose is unsettling and will leave readers completely absorbed in Molly's world. The book's most distinctive feature is its ability to warp reality, making readers question their own perceptions of the world. Highly recommended for fans of psychological thrillers and speculative fiction.

  • National Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2019)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Horror (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Need

by Helen Phillips
$31.29
ISBN: 9780143795957
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $44.24
Authors: Helen Phillips
Publisher: Penguin | Viking
Date of Publication: 2019-07-16
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Horror, Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Goodreads rating: 3.16
(rated by 15032 readers)

Description

She crouched in front of the mirror in the dark, clinging to them. The baby in her right arm, the child in her left. There were footsteps in the other room...Molly is exhausted, anxious, losing her grip on reality. Her husband is away and she is running between her children and her job, where things are unravelling. She’s a paleobotanist, working at a fossil quarry, and has recently unearthed artefacts that defy understanding; the coke bottle with the lettering that leans the wrong way, the Bible with a female God. Where do these things come from?At home, as dusk falls, she gets jumpy. Are those footsteps out in the hall? What was that noise? She holds her two small children close to her, and tries to pull herself together. But her worlds of work and home are about to collide. She discovers that the stranger in her sitting room knows everything about her life and, as their identity becomes chillingly clear, this intruder makes a demand of Molly that upends everything, forcing her to reckon with her most unspeakable fears.The Need is a gripping, unsettling and stunningly original story that probes deep truths about motherhood, and explores grief, loss and how we treat others. It's a compulsive, reality-warping novel that makes us rethink our world, and question how far we would go to protect the ones we love.
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A haunting psychological thriller on motherhood.

This book is a unique blend of speculative fiction and thriller that explores the depths of motherhood, grief, and loss. The author's prose is unsettling and will leave readers completely absorbed in Molly's world. The book's most distinctive feature is its ability to warp reality, making readers question their own perceptions of the world. Highly recommended for fans of psychological thrillers and speculative fiction.

  • National Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2019)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Horror (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.