The Curse of Misty Wayfair

January 1, 2019
The eerie town of Pleasant Valley, Wisconsin, is the source of the legend of Misty Wayfair, a ghost who appears before someone linked to the Kramer-Coyle family vendetta dies. When Heidi Lane visits her mother and finds a mirror image of herself in a stranger's antique photo album connecting her to the Coyle family, she falls prey to visions and messages that put in question her sanity and safety. Rumors churn that something more sinister than spirits may be amiss, and Heidi must race to uncover answers before the ghost signals another Coyle death?perhaps, this time, her own. Narrated in parallel story lines from 1908 and the present, Wright creates an inspirational mystery with thrilling finesse, blending chilling supernatural elements with the raw interiority of mental illness, and taking readers on Heidi's haunting search for identity, which is sure to keep them up at night. Wright's novel features the dark history of asylums and an empathetic approach to the timeless stigma and misunderstanding of mental illness, balanced by a beautiful message of purpose, in spite of pain.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)