(2011) Rabbits in the Garden by Jessica McHugh

There, she discovers her link to a dangerous legacy and a fiery little girl named Avery Norton.įrom 2x Bram Stoker & Elgin Award nominee, Jessica McHugh, Hares in the Hedgerow leads Sophie Francis on a disturbing and transformative journey to expose and harness the darkness in the roots of her family tree. Upon meeting an intoxicating musician named Liam LaSalle and an enigmatic community of misfits known as the Choir of the Lamb, Sophie scampers down a rabbit hole of music, martyrs, and madness. Maybe she’s a reincarnated saint abducted as an infant and raised by a former serial killer. Maybe it’s the ghosts whispering in the apartment above her, or the chilling thoughts writhing in her mind when the ghosts are quiet. She wakes up in a 1973 Volkswagen Kombi, naked and afraid…Īn aspiring singer/songwriter, Sophie Francis is searching for inspiration, pining for connection, and desperate to know why she feels so different from everyone else.

But the more she learns about her past and the matriarch of the Norton family, the more realizes how much danger she and Paul are in.įrom Bram Stoker Award Nominee, Jessica McHugh, the twisted mind behind The Green Kangaroos and Nightly Owl, Fatal Raven, Rabbits in the Garden begins Avery Norton’s horrifying journey to unearth the truth about her past and the woman who raised her to be a good little gardener. With Paul Dillon at her side, she’s invincible against the slippery roofs of Martha’s Vineyard gingerbread houses, indifferent to sermons from her overprotective mother, Faye, and excited for another buoyant summer on the island.Īccording to the staff at Taunton Asylum, she’s also a crazed killer.Īfter uncovering a gruesome secret in her basement, Avery tumbles down a rabbit hole of death, doubt, and deception that leads to her incarceration in Taunton Asylum and threatens to keep her separated from Paul forever. Twelve-year-old Avery Norton is head over heels in love with her best friend.

(2011) Rabbits in the Garden by Jessica McHugh