{"product_id":"my-name-was-eden-a-novel-isbn-9780063341272","title":"My Name Was Eden: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Push\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Undoing\u003c\/em\u003e, an edge-of-your-seat thriller that peels back the layers of a family that's not as perfect as it seems.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMy Name Was Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is a compulsive, didn't-see-it-coming thriller.”—Abigail Dean, international bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGirl A\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne twin vanished. The other twin remained. Until now...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one knows why Lucy's 14-year-old daughter Eden almost drowned in the lake after school one day. But now she’s safe and well. Lucy can start being a good mother. The mother she should have been all these years—years that were fraught with grief over the loss of Eden’s twin during pregnancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes, all that matters is Eden is fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then Eden starts saying Eden \u003cem\u003eisn’t\u003c\/em\u003e her name. Her name is Eli. The name Lucy had reserved for Eden’s unborn twin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDon’t worry\u003c\/em\u003e, says the doctor. \u003cem\u003eEden is completely fine\u003c\/em\u003e, says her husband. \u003cem\u003eOf course I’m fine\u003c\/em\u003e, Eden says, with that strange new smile of hers. \u003cem\u003eI didn’t die. I’m here\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Lucy knows something’s very wrong with Eden. She’s not her maddening, complicated teenage girl anymore—this straight-backed, even tempered, steady-eyed child in her house is someone else entirely. Eden, it seems, is the twin who disappeared…\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"In this captivating and highly original novel of psychological suspense, Eleanor Barker-White takes the reader on a journey into the heart of maternal grief and intergenerational trauma. \u003cem\u003eMy Name Was Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is a fantastic debut—unpredictable, tense, and absorbing.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRose Carlyle, #1 international bestselling author of The Girl in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Shifting fluidly between family drama and thriller, \u003cem\u003eMy Name Was Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting exploration of motherhood at its most tested. Tragic and unnerving in equal measure, Barker-White’s debut had me gripped from its heart-breaking opening chapter through to its shocking end. Brilliant!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy Beashel, author of Spilt Milk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gorgeously written and brimming with spine-tingling tension, \u003cem\u003eMy Name Was Eden\u003c\/em\u003e hooked me from the first page. This is not just a first-rate thriller but also a fascinating dive into questions of identity, perception, and who we choose to hold dear, be they living or dead. Barker-White is a major new voice in psychological thrillers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMindy Mejia, bestselling author of Everything You Want Me to Be and To Catch a Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Spellbinding, captivating, and entirely unique. I flew through this book, second guessing my every suspicion along the way. A brilliant story of psychological suspense, motherhood, and friendship.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNora Murphy, author of The Favor and The New Mother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Complex, dark, utterly gripping. Barker-White compellingly peels back the layers of family life revealing the diseased heart at its core. Had me reading far too late into the night.”\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTammy Cohen, author of The Wedding Party\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This strong debut successfully explores intergenerational trauma in a twisty thriller with enough notes of horror to require reading with all the lights on. For fans of Zoje Stage and Lucinda Berry.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e?“This debut thriller delivered. It had me questioning which narrator to trust while figuring out which character wrote the menacing prologue.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMy Name Was Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is a compulsive, didn't-see-it-coming thriller—and a tender take on parenting, isolation, and intergenerational trauma. Barker-White creates the kind of claustrophobic dread you only find in the unhappiest of families, right to the final, sucker punch few pages.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbigail Dean, international bestselling author of Girl A\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMy Name Was Eden\u003c\/em\u003e takes a deep dive into parental guilt, the messy emotions of love and mourning, and it’s also genuinely creepy and uncomfortable with a unique premise. Clever writing and insightful observations make this a great read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Fields, bestselling author of Perfect Remains and The Institution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This darkly atmospheric thriller in the vein of Nicola Marsh's \u003cem\u003eThe Scandal \u003c\/em\u003e(2020), Helen Klein Ross' \u003cem\u003eWhat Was Mine \u003c\/em\u003e(2016), and Nicole Baart's \u003cem\u003eLittle Broken Things \u003c\/em\u003e(2017) puts a family's long-held secrets in jeopardy under mysterious circumstances…. Exploring the shared burdens of grief, recovery, and misplaced loyalties, \u003cem\u003eMy Name Was Eden \u003c\/em\u003eis a compelling debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Eleanor’s characters had me at the edge of my seat. I became submerged in the murky world so beautifully depicted. A story of memories, longing and of heartbreak. 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