03505cam a2200421 i 4500 1863542232 TxAuBib 20250118120000.0 240724s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024028160 9781250334381 HRD 28.00 1250334381 HRD 28.00 (OCoLC)1449678763 TxAuBib rda Pearce, Daisy, author. Something in the walls / Daisy Pearce. First edition. New York : Minotaur Books, 2025. 291 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Unbearably tense, utterly propulsive, and studded with folklore and horror, Something in the Walls is perfect for anyone who loves Midsommar and The Haunting of Hill House. Newly-minted child psychologist Mina has little experience. In a field where the first people called are experts, she's been unable to get her feet wet. Instead she aimlessly spends her days stuck in the stifling heat wave sweeping across Britain, and anxiously contemplating her upcoming marriage to careful, precise researcher Oscar.The only reprieve from her small, close world is attending the local bereavement group to mourn her brother's death from years ago. That is, until she meets journalist Sam Hunter at the grief group one day. And he has a proposition for her. Alice Webber is a thirteen year old girl who claims she's being haunted by a witch. Living with her family in their crowded home in the remote village of Banathel, Alice's symptoms are increasingly disturbing, and money is tight. Taking this job will give Mina some experience; Sam will get the scoop of a lifetime; and Alice will get better, Mina is sure of it. But instead of improving, Alice's behavior becomes increasingly inexplicable and intense. The town of Banathel has a deep history of superstition and witchcraft.They believe there is evil in the world. They believe there are ways of...dealing with it. And they don't expect outsiders to understand. As Mina races to uncover the truth behind Alice's condition, the dark cracks of Banathel begin to show. Mina is desperate to understand how deep their sinister traditions go-and how her own past may be the biggest threat of all. "Unexpected, mesmerizing, and totally original...will keep you guessing until its wild end." -#1 International Bestselling author Darby Kane "Harrowing and moving...Pearce has written something magical. There are scenes in this book I'll never forget." -Kristi DeMeester, author of Such a Pretty Smile"-- Provided by publisher. In a sweltering British summer, inexperienced child psychologist Mina takes on her first real case: helping 13-year-old Alice, who claims she’s haunted by a witch. Partnering with a journalist, Mina sees it as a chance to heal, gain experience, and help Alice—until things take a darker turn. 20250206. jz. Child psychologists Fiction. Betrothal Fiction. Brothers Death Fiction. Self-help groups Fiction. Witches Fiction. Witchcraft Fiction. Superstition Fiction. Villages Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Horror fiction. lcgft Novels.