Dearest; Jacquie Walters

This book follows a woman, Flora who is suffering after giving birth and taking care of a newborn after her husband is deployed.  This is a creepy book, and it does have triggers, so it may not work for all people.  Post partum depression, sleep deprivation, and loneliness are only some of the things that spark the appearance of a childhood invisible friend.  Reaching out to her mother appears to be the only answer, but upon her arrival things start to go even more array.  Fueled by her mother’s questions, and her own post-partum state of mind, it’s hard to put this novel down as you plunge deeper into Flora’s nightmare.  Is she a good mother to Iris?  Is she doing all she can do…or is her mother right, and Iris needs protection from Flora??