The Candy House

The Candy HouseA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE of the TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR by THE NEW YORK TIMES * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * SLATE* THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER * Also named one of the BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by Vanity Fair, Time, NPR, The Guardian, Oprah Daily, Self, Vogue, The New Yorker, BBC, Vulture, and many more! OLIVIA WILDE to direct A24's TV adaptation of THE CANDY HOUSE and A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD! From one of the most celebrated writers of our time comes

Peach Blossom Spring is a bold and moving story about the haunting power of our past

Yet letting their relationship become anything more than a short-term fling would mean turning her back on her family and giving up the opportunity to help thousands of people

From “one of America’s finest living writers” (San Francisco Chronicle) and “heir apparent to Toni Morrison” (LitHub)—comes a haunting masterpiece about an enslaved girl in the years before the Civil War that’s destined to become a classic

“This book is

Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy

Despite her confusion and fear

strict routines

and he spent ten years on this book

Hamstrung by local law enforcement and the Texas Rangers who likewise doubt the account of a missing girl

and one unfortunate Thanksgiving dinner eaten in a car in a parking lot in Rancho Cucamonga

an instant New York Times bestselling

and a reminder of the dignity of all work