The Crack in the Teacup

By Julie Roorda

A dark literary suspense in the tradition of The Haunting of Hill House and The Turn of the Screw, The Crack in the Teacup walks the line between the supernatural and the merely uncanny.

Forty-two-year-old Esme's life is in crisis: her marriage has hit a rough patch, her teenage daughter will barely speak to her, and their financial situation looks dire. She hopes that a new position as a translator of Russian literature will relieve some of the family stress. Instead, when the job offer is revoked, it triggers a series of shocking revelations that tear Esme's life apart at the seams. She turns for help to a mysterious Russian businessman who engages her to translate a book of poetry by his late wife. As Esme grapples with the dead poet's dark visions, her own life takes a sinister turn that threatens to unearth several dangerous secrets.

With characteristic insight and wit, poet and novelist Julie Roorda continues her exploration of metaphysics, this time with a dark literary thriller in which the recognizable crises of everyday life raise unsettling questions about the nature of reality and consciousness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1997933446
• ISBN13: 9781997933441
• Release Date: May 2027
• Publisher: At Bay Press
• Length: 350 Pages