The following is an excerpt from Don’t Leave Her Alone by Desirée de Fez, translated by Lizzie Davis. One of Europe’s foremost experts in fantasy and horror literature and film, de Fez has spent more than fifteen years advising international filmmakers and production companies. She is also a film critic and international film festival programmer. Don’t Leave Her Alone is her debut novel.
Don’t Leave Her Alone follows Alba, a woman consumed by anxiety who relies heavily on her mother, Carmen, while her sister, Diana, struggles with the demands of work and motherhood. When Alba encounters two mysterious women at a shopping mall just before Christmas, a terrifying series of events unfolds, culminating in her disappearance on Christmas Eve. As long-buried family tensions erupt into visceral horror, the three women must confront the fears that bind them together. It is available now from G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
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