Cat Winters

The Uninvited Cat Winters

Publisher Marketing: From the award-winning author of "In the Shadow of Blackbirds" comes a stunning new novel a masterfully crafted story of love, loss, and second chances. Set during the fear and panic of the Great Influenza of 1918, "The Uninvited" is part gothic ghost-story and part psychological thriller, perfect for those who loved "The Thirteenth Tale "by Diane Setterfield or "The Vanishing "by Wendy Webb. Twenty-five year old Ivy Rowan rises from her bed after being struck by the flu, only to discover the world has been torn apart in just a few short days. But Ivy s life-long gift or curse remains. For she sees the uninvited ones ghosts of loved ones who appear to her, unasked, unwelcomed, for they always herald impending death. On that October evening in 1918 she sees the spirit of her grandmother, rocking in her mother s chair. An hour later, she learns her younger brother and father have killed a young German out of retaliation for the death of Ivy s older brother Billy in the Great War. Horrified, she leaves home, to discover the flu has caused utter panic and the rules governing society have broken down. Ivy is drawn into this new world of jazz, passion, and freedom, where people live for the day, because they could be stricken by nightfall. But as her uninvited guests begin to appear to her more often, she knows her life will be torn apart once more, but Ivy has no inkling of the other-worldly revelations about to unfold."The Uninvited "is an atmospheric, haunting, and utterly compelling novel." Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/2015 pg. 61 (EAN 9780062347343, Other) Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2015 (EAN 9780062347336, Paperback) Booklist 06/01/2015 pg. 61 (EAN 9780062347336, Paperback) Library Journal 06/15/2015 pg. 83 (EAN 9780062347336, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 06/29/2015 (EAN 9780062347336, Paperback) Romantic Times 08/01/2015 pg. 59 (EAN 9780062347336, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Winters, Cat Cat Winters's debut novel, In the Shadow of Blackbirds, was released to widespread critical acclaim. The novel has been named a finalist for the 2014 Morris Award, a School Library Journal Best Book of 2013, and a Booklist 2013 Top 10 Horror Fiction for Youth. Winters lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two children.