The Hounding A Novel Motherless families the complexity and variability of

the complexity and variability of which we barely understand

and an octogenerian mourning the death of her secretive husband

Mitchell's contest--critics called it a stunt--was a risky undertaking

John Shen Yen Nee

The Hounding A Novel Motherless families the complexity and variability ofBy: Xenobe Purvis Published by Henry Holt and Company, 2026 08 04 National Bestseller A New York Times Editors Choice Pick A New York Times Notable Book Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, TIME and Kirkus Reviews The Crucible meets The Virgin Suicides in this haunting debut about five sisters in a small village in eighteenth century England whose neighbors are convinced theyre turning into dogs. ONE OF PEOPLES, APPLE BOOKS, AND AMAZONS BEST BOOKS OF