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The Writing Retreat

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Pub Date Mar 02 2023 | Archive Date Mar 01 2023


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Description

The dark, atmospheric, feminist offspring of Squid Game, The Hunting Party and Misery

A book deal to die for.


Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote estate of Roza Vallo, the controversial high priestess of feminist horror. Alex, a struggling writer, is thrilled.


Upon arrival, they discover they must complete an entire novel from scratch, and the best one will receive a seven-figure publishing deal. Alex’s long-extinguished dream now seems within reach.


But then the women begin to die.


Trapped, terrified yet still desperately writing, it is clear there is more than a publishing deal at stake at Blackbriar Estate. Alex must confront her own demons – and finish her novel – to save herself.


This unhinged, propulsive, claustrophobic closed-door thriller will pull you in and spit you out…



The dark, atmospheric, feminist offspring of Squid Game, The Hunting Party and Misery

A book deal to die for.


Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote estate of Roza...


Advance Praise

'A five-star read that’s intelligent, accomplished and exciting. I dare you to put it down.' Janice Hallet, author of The Appeal


'Julia Bartz’s shrewd, suspenseful debut takes the typical writer’s anxieties and obsessions and transforms them into a pulse-pounding, impossible to put down thriller.' Layne Fargo, author of They Never Learn

'A five-star read that’s intelligent, accomplished and exciting. I dare you to put it down.' Janice Hallet, author of The Appeal


'Julia Bartz’s shrewd, suspenseful debut takes the typical writer’s...


Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9780861544431
PRICE £16.99 (GBP)

Average rating from 82 members


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