This sense of introspection makes Kit an ideal target for a place like Wisewood, a wellness center on a remote island in Maine. Natalie and Kit haven’t been in contact for six months, with Natalie working as a high-powered executive in Boston, while Kit toils as a soul-searching receptionist in Brooklyn.
The novel starts in the wake of their mom’s death. Wrobel’s latest, This Might Hurt, centers on the complicated relationship between two sisters, Natalie and Kit, and the secrets-and cult-threatening to tear their family apart.
Her 2020 debut, Darling Rose Gold, was a psychological thriller inspired by the real-life story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a young woman who, after years of abuse at the hands of her mother, plotted with an internet boyfriend to kill her. But she’s about to learn that Wisewood won’t let either of them go without a fight.Stephanie Wrobel has a thing for dysfunctional families. Panicked, Natalie hurries north to come clean to her sister and bring her home. Six months later Natalie receives a menacing e-mail from a Wisewood account threatening to reveal the secret she’s been keeping from Kit.
Natalie thinks it’s a bad idea, but Kit has had enough of her sister’s cynicism and voluntarily disappears off the grid. During this time, they’re prohibited from contact with the rest of the world-no Internet, no phones, no exceptions. But the rules are for a good reason: to keep guests focused on achieving true fearlessness so they can become their Maximized Selves. On a private island off the coast of Maine, Wisewood’s guests commit to six-month stays. She told Natalie she was sure there was something more out there. The last time they spoke, Kit was slogging from mundane workdays to obligatory happy hours to crying in the shower about their dead mother. Natalie Collins hasn’t heard from her sister in more than half a year. We’ll keep your secrets if you keep ours. NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY Newsweek ∙ E! ∙ Parade ∙ Katie Couric Media ∙ Betches ∙ Criminal Element ∙ Shondaland ∙ Bustle ∙and more!įrom the USA Today bestselling and Edgar-nominated author of Darling Rose Gold comes a dark, thrilling novel about two sisters-one trapped in the clutches of a cult, the other in a web of her own lies. “You’ll be gripped in this clever exploration of fear and vulnerability right until the flawless ending-one you’ll most certainly want to talk about.”- ASHLEY AUDRAIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Push
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