512 pages | Paperback

Three generations of abused women must navigate their chilling new reality as a mysterious epidemic of violence sweeps the nation in this compelling novel of self-discovery, legacy, and hope.

A gorgeously creative and surprisingly gleeful story about the way violence infects every aspect of American life.Sarah Langan, author ofGood Neighbors

A novel that defines this era.Stephen Graham Jones,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Only Good Indians

When Chelsea Martin kisses her husband hello at the door of their perfect home, a chilled bottle of beer in hand and dinner on the table, she may look like the ideal wife, mother, and homemakerbut in fact shes following an unwritten rulebook, carefully navigating Davids stormy moods in a desperate nightly bid to avoid catastrophe. If family time doesnt go exactly the way David wants, bad things happento Chelsea, and to thecouples seventeen-year-old daughter, Ella. Cut off from all support, controlled and manipulated for years, Chelsea has no resources and no one to turn to. Her wealthy, narcissistic mother, Patricia, would rather focus on the dust on her chandelier than acknowledge Chelseas bruises. After all, Patricias life looks perfect on the surface, too.

But the faade crumbles when a mysterious condition overtakes the nation. Known as the Violence, it causes the infected to experience sudden, explosive bursts of animalistic rage and attack anyone in their path. The ensuing chaos brings opportunity for Chelseaand inspires a plan to liberate herself and her family once and for all.