First published 2023
In a remote French village, an unnamed baker's wife becomes increasingly obsessed with a mysterious newcomer who seems to disrupt the delicate social fabric. When strange symptoms begin spreading through the community—unexplained illnesses, bizarre behavioral shifts, whispered suspicions—she finds herself at the epicenter of an inexplicable transformation. As bread becomes a vector of potential contamination and social breakdown, she must confront the thin line between complicity and survival. What begins as quiet domestic tension escalates into a psychological investigation of collective madness and individual culpability.
Genres: domestic-fiction, suspense, mystery, contemporary, psychological-thriller, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: psychological-investigation, unreliable-narrator
Setting: France, Remote French Village
Period: 21st Century
256 pages · Paperback · Random House Large Print
Content warnings: anxiety, mental-illness