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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! “Brilliant....About as good as a thriller can be.”—The New York Times Book Review The Marsh King’s Daughter is the mesmerizing tale of a woman who must risk everything to hunt down the dangerous man who shaped her past and threatens to steal her future: her own father. Helena Pelletier has a loving husband, two beautiful daughters, and a business that fills her days. But she also has a secret: she is the product of an abduction. Her mother was kidnapped as a teenager by her father and kept in a remote cabin in the marshlands of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Helena, born two years after the abduction, loved her home in nature, and despite her father’s sometimes brutal behavior, she loved him, too...until she learned precisely how savage he could be. More than twenty years later, she has buried her past so soundly that even her husband doesn’t know the truth. But now her father has killed two guards, escaped from prison, and disappeared into the marsh. The police begin a manhunt, but Helena knows they don’t stand a chance. Knows that only one person has the skills to find the survivalist the world calls the Marsh King—because only one person was ever trained by him: his daughter. “[A] nail-biter perfect for Room fans.”—Cosmopolitan “Sensationally good psychological suspense.”—Lee Child A Michigan Notable Book!
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Great book! The way the story is told grabbed my attention and I flew through the story. The first person account of the story by the girl who grew up the way she did was interesting and thought-provoking. Would be a great book for book club discussions!
Sooo atmospheric! You really feel like you are there and that the Upper Peninsula is different than other places in the world.
It also beautifully portrays the complex relationship between a child and a parent. We see how Helena struggled to connect to her mother as well as how she struggles to disconnect from her father.
And we get a suspensful chase as well! Wonderful story.
I wish it was more detailed almost? But at the same time I like how it was short and sweet. The setting really hit home as someone from Michigan and also someone who grew up outside a lot. A real page turner as they say
I skipped over the fairy tale excerpts that introduced the chapters, but I enjoyed the story of this woman's unusual background and relationship with her parents and husband.