“compulsively readable, beautifully written and populated with characters that will hover in the air around you, long after you’ve set the book on your nightstand. A novel that is sure to keep readers hooked to the end.” - Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author Cat Winters portrays a fascinating period in American history with clever writing and a delicious plot twist. “A wonderfully atmospheric and intriguing novel. Set in 1918 against the parallel epidemics of the Spanish influenza and an equally terrifying strain of “superpatriotism,” Cat Winters’ latest offers resonant characters, a stunning twist, and an emotional, satisfying conclusion.” - Michelle Gable, International Bestseller of A PARIS APARTMENT “THE UNINVITED is an affecting novel, dark in fiction and in fact. The Uninvited is an atmospheric, haunting, and utterly compelling novel. 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. 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. Horrified, she leaves home, to discover the flu has caused utter panic and the rules governing society have broken down. 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. On that October evening in 1918 she sees the spirit of her grandmother, rocking in her mother’s chair. For she sees the uninvited ones-ghosts of loved ones who appear to her, unasked, unwelcomed, for they always herald impending death. 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.īut Ivy’s life-long gift-or curse-remains.
Set during the fear and panic of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919, The Uninvited is part gothic ghost-story, part psychological thriller, perfect for those who loved The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield or The Vanishing by Wendy Webb.
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