A constantly surprising novel which never takes the obvious route, it is emotionally and intellectually thrilling as well as tremendously exciting * SUNDAY EXPRESS *Sensational . . . if you only read one thriller this year, make it this * CLARE MACKINTOSH *Subtle, brilliant and mature . . . superb . . . as good as a thriller can be * NEW YORK TIMES *This gorgeously written eerie suspense novel gave me chills... I loved it * KARIN SLAUGHTER *Tension-filled thriller... Disturbing and atmospheric - it gripped me from the first page * WOMAN & HOME *Unlike anything else I've read. Haunting and unputdownable * LAURA MARSHALL *Although there are shades of Emma Donahue's Room here, Dionne explores more thoroughly the relationship between captor and captive, the heavy anchoring of a familial bond and the exploitation of childhood innocence... Riveting * EVENING STANDARD *Oh, such a wonderful book... I am completely blown away. Just mesmerising * ALEX MARWOOD *Troubling, sinuous and powerfully told, you won't be able to stop turning the pages * MEGAN ABBOTT *I don't use the word "brilliant" often, but no other adjective feels adequate to describe this amazing novel . . . an exceptional achievement * DAVID MORRELL *A real tour-de-force. Beautifully written, heart-pounding action, finely drawn characters * GILLY MACMILLAN *My God - what a writer, what a book. Kept me gripped * MARK HILL *Exceptional...Helena's conflicting emotions about her father and her own identity elevate this powerful story * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW *Utterly amazing... I loved it * JENNY ASHCROFT *This is Room meets The Revenant and has screenplay adaptation shot through it like a stick of rock... the plot is fantastic but it is the characters that set this book alight...LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS BOOK * L.V. HAY *Eerie and breathtaking, terrific and terrifying in the best possible way * TEA OBREHT *Loved it . . . Haunting and compelling * TOM WOOD *Original and exciting, with a thrilling ending. If you liked Room, you'll love it * MARK EDWARDS *The prose is sinuous and lush; the storytelling is relentless... Home is set to make the season's other thrillers look undernourished. * IRISH TIMES *Sensationally good psychological suspense - I loved this book * LEE CHILD *In this riveting story...there are shades of Emma Donoghue's Room, (though) Dionne explores more thoroughly the relationship between captor and captive, the heavy anchoring of a familial bond and the exploitation of childhood innocence * EVENING STANDARD *

Karen Dionne drew heavily on her experiences during the 1970s in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to write Home (previously published as The Marsh King's Daughter), when she and her husband lived in a tent with their six-week-old daughter while they built a tiny cabin. Karen carried water from a stream, made wild apple jelly over a campfire (and defended it against marauding raccoons), sampled wild foods such as cattail heads and milkweed pods, and washed nappies in a bucket (which Karen says is every bit as nasty as it sounds). She enjoys nature photography and lives with her husband in Detroit's northern suburbs.