This book was so good! It was genuinely unsettling, and scary. I didn't know much about this time period in Michigan when I started this book, but from the description it sounded like something I would like. I was so surprised to be genuinely unsettled reading this book, and the house idea is just brilliant. I really liked that it told the story from different character perspectives. I would highly recommend!

When Adam Bolton starts school at the age of 11, the only person who tries to get close to him is his classmate Penny. Adam keeps the friendship in a secret corner of his mind because he knows his zealot mother would never approve.
So begins the story of this family that seems to revolve around the obsessions of Sarai, Adam's mother. Not only will we see how this childhood love turns into an adult love marked by Adam's upbringing, but we will also learn about the events that drove his mother to such extremes and how they influence Adam's life and the lives of all those around her.
A story of narratives where we alternate points of view between the different characters until we come to see the big picture.
It is a story with many layers, intense, complex, with a mix of genres, at times it is romance, at other times it makes you feel deeply unsettled but never indifferent, which makes it unique. Highly recommended.