A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - A darkly funny take on mothers and daughters, about a woman who must take drastic measures to save her husband and herself from the vengeful ghost of her mother-in-law.
All it requires is a little ingenuity, a lot of determination, and a unique recipe for chicken à la king....
Bondy, rescue Ralph from his tortured mind, and break Laura\'s hold on the family for good.
With everything on the line, Abby comes up with a chilling plan that will allow her to keep Mrs.
Bondy from the home, leaving Abby totally alone.
Bondy\'s daughter is threatening to move Mrs.
To make matters worse, Mrs.
When Laura takes her own life, her ghost haunts Abby and Ralph in very different ways: Ralph is plunged into depression, and Abby is terrorized by a force intent on destroying everything she loves.
She\'s venomous and cruel, especially to Abby, and life with her is hellish.
But Laura isn\'t interested in bonding with her daughter-in-law.
Bondy, her favorite resident at the long-term care home where she works.
Abby just has so much love to give--to Ralph, to Laura, and to Mrs.
After a traumatic childhood, Abby is desperate for a mother figure, especially now that she and Ralph are trying to become parents themselves. -- The New York Times Book Review When Ralph and Abby Lamb move in with Ralph\'s mother, Laura, Abby hopes it\'s just what she and her mother-in-law need to finally connect.
A quirky, gruesome, utterly original feminist horror experience.
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - A darkly funny take on mothers and daughters, about a woman who must take drastic measures to save her husband and herself from the vengeful ghost of her mother-in-law
