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  • A Place for Vanishing

  • By: Ann Fraistat
  • Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
  • Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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A Place for Vanishing

By: Ann Fraistat
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
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Publisher's summary

A teen girl and her family return to her mother's childhood home, only to discover that the house's strange beauty may disguise a sinister past, in this contemporary gothic horror from the author of What We Harvest.

The house was supposed to be a fresh start. That's what Libby's mom said. And after Libby’s recent bipolar III diagnosis and the tragedy that preceded it, Libby knows she and her family need to find a new normal.

But Libby’s new home turns out to be anything but normal. Scores of bugs haunt its winding halls, towering stained-glass windows feature strange, insectile designs, and the garden teems with impossibly blue roses. And then there are the rumors. The locals, including the mysterious boy next door, tell stories about disappearances tied to the house, stretching back over a century to its first owners. Owners who supposedly hosted legendary masked séances on its grounds.

Libby’s mom refuses to hear anything that could derail their family’s perfect new beginning, but Libby knows better. The house is keeping secrets from her, and something tells her that the key to unlocking them lies in the eerie, bug-shaped masks hidden throughout the property.

We all wear masks—to hide our imperfections, to make us stronger and braver. But if Libby keeps hers on for too long, she might just lose herself—and everyone she loves.

©2024 Ann Fraistat (P)2024 Listening Library
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Critic reviews

“As a seasoned fan of the haunted house genre, I thought I knew what I was in for when I started this book, but Fraistat surprised me at every turn. Every bug-riddled, mask-filled page of A Place for Vanishing is vivid, original, and absolutely compelling.”—Erica Waters, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The River Has Teeth

“Brimming with eerie atmosphere and insects most foul, A Place for Vanishing gave me the best shivers! I loved exploring the hidden stairwells and long-kept secrets of Madame Clery’s House of Masks, and so will you.”—Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Roots and Ruin

With her chillingly inventive take on the haunted house, Fraistat takes us through a (stained) glass darkly in A Place for Vanishing.”—Amy Goldsmith, author of Those We Drown

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Amazing Read

I truly enjoyed this book!!! You are hooked within the first paragraph and continue to be hooked till the last page! Also had a great wrap up and ending.

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SO FREAKING GOOD

HAUNTING. So beautiful and vivid. It's been a long time since I've read anything so original. This book had me in a death grip. I couldn't get enough. I look forward to reading more from this author.

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The details bring life to the creepy stuff!

I really enjoyed this story and the audible. I grew fond of the characters and wanted the good to triumph over the evil. The reader’s presentation was pleasing, and the scenes were detailed and vivid. Ms. Fraistat, what have you been smoking?

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