Cousin B

First-rate YA Gothic Thriller!A chilling teen thriller about the hidden horrors of bullying!My father kept a terrible secret from us: another child he had hidden away for seventeen years. Now, Cousin B has moved into our home and is taking over my life.The death of Mignonette's father throws her life into turmoil when she learns that he had a secret affair with the family's long-time housekeeper resulting in a secret sister who is now coming to live with her. But "Cousin B," raised in a world of poverty and foster homes, has trouble adjusting to Mignonette's private school, country club, and tight-knit friends. As B's bad manners and promiscuity rattle Mignonette's social set, the group turns against her with an intense bullying campaign that culminates in an unspeakable act of revenge.Cousin B, a novella from the author of horror and suspense, slowly creeps under your skin in a disturbing tale about the perils of group dynamics and of facing the truth about oneself.