Twoyoungmenbringingupasmallchildinthemiddleofnowhere.Everythingcouldbefine,butstrangersstarttomeddle.FornearacenturythereclusiveBlissclanfarmedthesameland.Nowit’s1963andeveryone’sgoneexceptteenageCam,hisoldercousinWes,andlittleDorie.TheyburiedGranoverayearago.ButGrampisstillwiththem,wrappedtightasamummyinanoldtarpinthecoldroomoffthekitchen.Life’sbetternowwithouttheoldman’srantsandterrors.Thereareproblemswiththelandleaseandthemeddlesome,moralizingneighbours,andrumoursarespreadingintownthatthere’ssomethingnotquiterightaboutCamandWes,butthey’retakingcareofitallasbesttheycan.ThenthelocalChildren’sAiddropsbytosayDorieneedsschoolingandproperparents,andit’scleartheycan’thidetheirsecretsanylonger.They’reontheroad,headingnorth,withabodyinthetrunk.Wesknowsaplace,acabindeepinthewoods...Nomatterwhattheydo,gruesomecasualtiesseemtofollowthem.Itcouldbefunnyifitwasn’tsonightmarish.Andthroughitall,atendersecretlovethrives,astheytrytoholdontothefamilythey’vebuilttogether.ARAREMACHINESBOOK
