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There Are Ghosts Here
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Expected 11 Aug 26Willa has no memory of anything before arriving at Dorsey House, and when she meets two sinister girls who seem to already know her, she slowly begins to lose her grip on what is real . . . and what is a lie. A haunting contemporary speculative thriller for fans of Kill Creatures and We Were Liars.
Willa Childs doesn’t know why she’s at Dorsey House. The tragic accident that banished her to the mysterious reformatory perched at the edge of the sea is lost in the recesses of her murky memory. The Dorseys themselves offer no answers, and the only other wards, Caroline and Ivy, seem intent on keeping Willa in the dark—and on the outside of their obsessive friendship.
Yet as the days pass, it begins to feel like the sinister twosome know
Willa better than she knows herself. And as her memories gradually return to focus, the girls become even stranger, doing their best to convince Willa that she’s been at Dorsey House before. Only, that’s impossible.
Or is it? If they’re telling the truth, Willa can no longer trust her own mind. The line between reality and nightmare begins to blur. Willa is certain Dorsey House is haunted, but by what? And if she can’t remember leaving, how will she ever escape?
Willa Childs doesn’t know why she’s at Dorsey House. The tragic accident that banished her to the mysterious reformatory perched at the edge of the sea is lost in the recesses of her murky memory. The Dorseys themselves offer no answers, and the only other wards, Caroline and Ivy, seem intent on keeping Willa in the dark—and on the outside of their obsessive friendship.
Yet as the days pass, it begins to feel like the sinister twosome know
Willa better than she knows herself. And as her memories gradually return to focus, the girls become even stranger, doing their best to convince Willa that she’s been at Dorsey House before. Only, that’s impossible.
Or is it? If they’re telling the truth, Willa can no longer trust her own mind. The line between reality and nightmare begins to blur. Willa is certain Dorsey House is haunted, but by what? And if she can’t remember leaving, how will she ever escape?
272 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication August 11, 2026
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About the author
Adrienne Tooley
5 books748 followersAdrienne Tooley grew up in Southern California, majored in musical theater in Pittsburgh, and now lives in Brooklyn with her wife and dog, six guitars, and a banjo. In addition to writing novels, she is an occasional singer/songwriter who has currently released three indie-folk EPs. Find her @adriennetooley.
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This is the kind of book the crawls into your head and makes its home there. It is both haunting and gorgeous about equal measures, about digging through pain and what it means to endure it. It is absolutely stunning all around.
December 27, 2025
three queer girls by the sea fueled by emotions?!? GIVE IT TO ME NOW AND MY LIFE IS YOURS 😭😭😭
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December 20, 2025If you pay very close attention you will figure out what is happening here very quickly. However, that does not mean that this is an excellently crafted, introspective book touching on themes of grief and loneliness.
Also, Willa's mother is the effing WORST and I don't forgive her for one second.
Also, Willa's mother is the effing WORST and I don't forgive her for one second.
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My favorite Adrienne Tooley to date! This was so gut-wrenching and important to me. The development of these characters and they way they have to come to terms with events in their lives was so well done. I do wish there was something that got wrapped up in a different way but I understand why it didn't
My favorite Adrienne Tooley to date! This was so gut-wrenching and important to me. The development of these characters and they way they have to come to terms with events in their lives was so well done. I do wish there was something that got wrapped up in a different way but I understand why it didn't
April 2, 2025
I will never recover from the olive brine scene. And I don't want to.
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