The Ruins

I was completely transported by The Ruins. Phoebe Wynne has evocatively rendered a beautiful, doomed French chateau while creating immersive, almost dream-like atmospherics. I loved this novel * Sarah Pearse, bestselling author of THE SANATORIUM *
Rippling with suspense and gripping from the outset, The Ruins is a powerful feminist novel written with real panache * VICTORIA SELMAN, author of TRULY DARKLY DEEPLY *
The Ruins is a raw, unsettling coming-of-age story not for the faint-hearted. Harrowing and compelling, this is a story burning with rage and the heat of the male gaze * VIKKI PATIS, author of RETURN TO BLACKWATER HOUSE *
Tense and atmospheric, The Ruins investigates trauma and memory with a knowing, meticulous hand. The Chateau des Sètes - in all its crumbling, sinister glory - will imprint on your psyche as if you, too, spent a fateful summer there years ago... but it's the young women who call it home that leave the most lasting impression. This is a book that understands the inherent dangers of girlhood, and one that believes wholeheartedly in the innate resilience, bravery, and compassion of teenage girls themselves * Emily Layden, author of ALL GIRLS *
The French Riviera has never been more captivating or unsettling. A story rich with family tensions and a chateau that serves as a gilded cage. The Ruins is both beautifully written and haunting at its core. Another stunning novel from Phoebe Wynne * Shea Ernshaw, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES and THE WICKED DEEP *
Beautifully written and haunting * COSMOPOLITAN *
Whilst this is not a comfortable book to read, I couldn't stop reading it. I guess I wanted justice * PROMOTING CRIME FICTION *
A timely, bittersweet plot that will make you think * THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH *
This evocative novel would make the perfect holiday read * SHEMAZING! *
Fans of Patricia Highsmith will enjoy The Ruins * THE GLOSS *