[A] mad gothic tale . . . The reader is mesmerized with horror by what goes on in that forgotten school for young ladies. - Stephen King, in Danse Macabre An unjustly forgotten historical tale that highlights how children are broken and reshaped by war: Each woman shares the narration, and each shares a heartbreaking tale of loss, separation and resilience. - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Terror and excruciating suspense . . . A book whose headlong momentum and mushrooming horror vex and frustrate the reader who seeks to put it down and go to bed . . . An absolutely magnificent read. - Cleveland Plain Dealer There aren't many shows or books that treat jealous women like real people. . . . Enter The Beguiled. [Cullinan] makes jealous women human. - Wellington Square Bookshop (Exton, PA) sakriti opis