Bitter Orange

By Claire Fuller,

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An NPR Best Book of the Year


"Unsettling and eerie, Bitter Orange is an ideal chiller." —Time Magazine


 From the author of Our Endless Numbered Days and Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange is a seductive psychological portrait, a keyhole into the dangers of longing and how far a woman might go…

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1 author picked Bitter Orange as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is eerie and unnerving, from its first few pages to the alarming revelations that ensue. I started reading this late one night and couldn’t resist the urge to stay up and finish it! Claire Fuller’s detailed prose will entice, grip, and haunt you well beyond the final scene. 

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