The lives of three very different women intersect in shocking ways in this âoutstanding psychological thrillerâ (Library Journal, starred review), by the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookseller.
In the autumn of 1960, Angie Glass is living an idyllic life in her Wisconsin hometown. At twenty-one, sheâs married to handsome, charming Paul, and has just given birth to a baby boy. But one phone call changes her life forever.
When Paulâs niece, Ruby, tells them that her father, Henry, has committed suicide and her mother, Silja, has gone missing, the newlyweds drop everything to be by Rubyâs side in the small upstate town of Stonekill, New York.
Angie thinks theyâre coming to the rescue of Paulâs grief-stricken young niece, but seventeen-year-old Ruby, self-possessed and enigmatic, resists Angieâs attempts to nurture her. While taking up residence in Henry and Siljaâs eerie, ultra-modern house on the edge of the woods, Angie discovers astonishing truths about the complicated Glass family. As she learns about Henry and Siljaâs spiraling relationship, and Rubyâs role in keeping them together, and apart, Angie begins to question the very fabric of her own marriage.
As details of the past unfold and Ruby dissects her parentsâ state of affairs, the Glass women realize what theyâre capable of when it comes to love, secrets, and ultimate betrayal.
As turbulent and electrified as the period itâs set in, The Glass Forest is an âintoxicating slow burn [that] builds to a conclusion rife with shocking reveals.â (Publishers Weekly)