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By (author) Bartz, Julia
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The dark, atmospheric, feminist offspring of The Hunting Party, Squid Game and Misery.
”A five-star read that’s intelligent, accomplished and exciting. I dare you to put it down.” Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal
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…
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”The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz is a wild ride from page one… A five-star read that’s intelligent, accomplished and exciting. I dare you to put it down.”
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”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. The Writing Retreat is bonkers in the best way, and it left me with a brutal case of author envy.”
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”A wild ride into the pressures of publishing that is equal parts nightmare and erotic fantasy as five would-be writers are pulled deeper into the secrets of Blackbriar and its inhabitants. In The Writing Retreat, Julia Bartz captures the hunger to have our stories told and the desperate measures some will take to cut through the noise.”
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”The Writing Retreat is a sexy, thrilling, compulsive mediation on art and competition amongst women who ought to be sisters, only something malignant gets in the way. I couldn”t put it down.”
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”Night Film meets The Secret History in Julia Bartz’s bold, brilliant, and genuinely scary debut. The Writing Retreat masterfully delivers everything thriller readers crave: palpable atmosphere, sinister characters, full-body chills, jaw-dropping twists, and stay-up-all-night suspense. I am obsessed with this book. I never wanted it to end.”
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‘Darkly satirical and action-packed, The Writing Retreat brings a breath of fresh air to the locked room mystery. . . . The writing is flawless and the plot adeptly woven. An absolutely splendid debut!’
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‘The Writing Retreat will keep you up all night with its intriguing premise and gasp-worthy twists. A suspenseful story of ambition and envy, friendship and survival, this novel asks how high a price will one pay to achieve their dreams. The Writing Retreat is the very definition of a page turner, and a remarkable debut from a gifted writer.’
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”An audacious psychological thriller debut… Boldly drawn characters complement Bartz’s gleefully twisted plot…. Sara Gran fans, take note.”
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”One to Watch”
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”Propulsive and spine-chilling, The Writing Retreat kept me on the edge of my seat fr
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