The Marsh King's Daughter

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 *My God - what a writer, what a book. Kept me gripped * MARK HILL *Exceptional…Helena’s conflicting emotions about her father and her own identity elevate this powerful story * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW *Utterly amazing… I loved it * JENNY ASHCROFT *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 *The prose is sinuous and lush; the storytelling is relentless… Home is set to make the season’s other thrillers look undernourished. * IRISH TIMES *

Karen Dionne is the international bestselling author of The Marsh King’s Daughter, also published as Home, which has been published into more than twenty-five languages. She enjoys nature photography and lives with her husband in Detroit’s northern suburbs.