The Raising A Novel [Paperback]

“Kasischke’s writing does what good poetry does—it shows us an alternate world and lulls us into living in it . . . The language catapults us into another plane of existence, one of facade and reflection.”  —New York Times Book Review

“Haunting, unsettling, and unforgettable, The Raising limns love, longing, belonging and the things we only think we know about life—and yes, death.” —Caroline Leavitt, author ofPictures of You

From Laura Kasischke, the critically acclaimed, bestselling author ofIn a Perfect WorldandThe Life Before Her Eyes, comes a hypnotic mystery about one girl’s  tragic death and the fallout that occurs on her closely-knit college campus. Part Stephen King, part Donna Tartt, and wholly  unforgettable , Kasischke’sThe Raisingsets a new standard for hair-raising literary suspense.

Last year Godwin Honors Hall was draped in black. The university was mourningthe loss of one of its own: Nicole Werner, a blond, beautiful, straight-A sororitysister tragically killed in a car accident that left her boyfriend, who was driving,remarkably—some say suspiciously—unscathed.

Although a year has passed, as winter begins and the nights darken, obsession withNicole and her death reignites: She was so pretty. So sweet-tempered. So innocent. Tooyoung to die.

Unless she didn’t.

Because rumor has it that she’s back.

Dark, disquieting...starts off as a tragic love storybeautiful sorority girl killed in a car accidentthen is skillfully transformed into a thoroughly modern ghost story. Each character is haunted by the memories and repercussions of that night. Lyrical, layered and riveting to the final page.An atmospheric shiver-fest . . . [a] devious, claustrophobic chiller.Haunting, unsettling, and unforgettable, THE RAISING limns love, longing, belonging and the thinlsY