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Sensationally good psychological suspense - I loved this book * LEE CHILD *A constantly surprising novel which never takes the obvious route, it is emotionally and intellectually thrilling as well as tremendously exciting * SUNDAY EXPRESS *Sensational … if you only read one thriller this year, make it this * CLARE MACKINTOSH *Subtle, brilliant and mature … superb … as good as a thriller can be * NEW YORK TIMES *This gorgeously written eerie suspense novel gave me chills… I loved it * KARIN SLAUGHTER *Tension-filled thriller… Disturbing and atmospheric - it gripped me from the first page * WOMAN & HOME *Unlike anything else I’ve read. Haunting and unputdownable * LAURA MARSHALL *Although there are shades of Emma Donahue’s Room here, Dionne explores more thoroughly the relationship between captor and captive, the heavy anchoring of a familial bond and the exploitation of childhood innocence… Riveting * EVENING STANDARD *Oh, such a wonderful book… I am completely blown away. Just mesmerising * ALEX MARWOOD *Troubling, sinuous and powerfully told, you won’t be able to stop turning the pages * MEGAN ABBOTT *I don’t use the word “brilliant” often, but no other adjective feels adequate to describe this amazing novel … an exceptional achievement * DAVID MORRELL *A real tour-de-force. Beautifully written, heart-pounding action, finely drawn characters * GILLY MACMILLAN *Exceptional…Helena’s conflicting emotions about her father and her own identity elevate this powerful story * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW *This is Room meets The Revenant and has screenplay adaptation shot through it like a stick of rock… the plot is fantastic but it is the characters that set this book alight…LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS BOOK * L.V. HAY *Eerie and breathtaking, terrific and terrifying in the best possible way * TÉA OBREHT *Loved it … Haunting and compelling * TOM WOOD *Original and exciting, with a thrilling ending. If you liked Room, you’ll love it * MARK EDWARDS *

Karen Dionne drew heavily on her experiences during the 1970s in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to write Home, when she and her husband lived in a tent with their six-week-old daughter while they built a tiny cabin. Karen carried water from a stream, made wild apple jelly over a campfire (and defended it against marauding raccoons), sampled wild foods such as cattail heads and milkweed pods, and washed nappies in a bucket (which Karen says is every bit as nasty as it sounds). She enjoys nature photography and lives with her husband in Detroit’s northern suburbs.