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Jennifer McMahon (1) (1968–)

Author of The Winter People

For other authors named Jennifer McMahon, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Jennifer McMahon was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1968. She received a BA from Goddard College in 1991 and studied poetry for a year in the MFA in Writing Program at Vermont College. Before becoming full-time writer in 2000, she worked as a house painter, farm worker, homeless shelter staff show more member, and counselor for adults and kids with mental illness. Her first novel, Promise Not to Tell, was published in 2007. Her other works include Island of Lost Girls, Dismantled, and My Tiki Girl. In 2014, her title The Winter People made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Jennifer McMahon

The Winter People (2014) 2,254 copies
Promise Not to Tell (2007) 1,112 copies
The Night Sister (2015) 823 copies
Island of Lost Girls (2008) 756 copies
Don't Breathe a Word (2011) 731 copies
The Invited (2019) 668 copies
The One I Left Behind (2013) 543 copies
Dismantled (2009) 509 copies
The Children on the Hill (2022) 465 copies
The Drowning Kind (2021) 461 copies
Burntown (2017) 290 copies
My Darling Girl (2023) 159 copies
My Tiki Girl (2008) 92 copies
Hannah-Beast [short story] (2018) 77 copies

Associated Works

Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery (2019) — Contributor — 164 copies
Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology (2022) — Contributor — 105 copies
The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 (2019) — Contributor — 49 copies
Spooky Short Stories — Contributor — 2 copies

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Nicely creepy. A very classic horror story that teaches the “be careful what you wish for “ lesson.
 
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BooksInMirror | 67 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |
Wow, good stuff! It creeps up on you. I slept with a light on after I had read half of it rather late, the scary closet in the book was too much for me.
 
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dhenn31 | 185 other reviews | Jan 24, 2024 |
This book was different in mood and story than other books I have read for a very long time. Although it jumps back and forth in time from the backstory that takes place in Sara's diary to a present day disappearance, McMahon does a great job of melding the stories. Sara, who has lost several children and has a wonderful relationship with her 8 year daughter, but perhaps struggles in her marriage, watches her daughter follow her husband out into the snow. Hours later, when the husband returns, he is alone and completely unaware that his daughter had run out after him. The daughter is found dead in the bottom of a deep well. The darkness and grief that enfolds Sara is really the rest of the novel. The story streams on with an old hag, curses, insanity, and violence. It reminded me of early Stephen King books, where it was hard to draw the line between the real and the supernatural, between real and imagined fears. I will absolutely read more books by Jennifer McMahon. Maybe it's time to get back to horror.… (more)
 
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