Praise for The Ruins:
"Beautifully written and haunting."
––Cosmopolitan UK
"I was completely transported by The Ruins. Phoebe Wynne has evocatively rendered a beautiful, doomed French chateau while creating immersive, almost dream-like atmospherics. I loved this novel."
––Sarah Pearse, New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium
"Rippling with suspense and gripping from the outset, The Ruins is a powerful feminist novel written with real panache."
––Victoria Selman, author of Truly Darkly Deeply
"The Ruins is a raw, unsettling coming-of-age story not for the faint-hearted. Harrowing and compelling, this is a story burning with rage and the heat of the male gaze."
––Vikki Patis, bestselling author of In The Dark
"Tense and atmospheric, The Ruins investigates trauma and memory with a knowing, meticulous hand. The Chateau des Sètes—in all its crumbling, sinister glory—will imprint on your psyche as if you, too, spent a fateful summer there years ago…but it’s the young women who call it home that leave the most lasting impression. This is a book that understands the inherent dangers of girlhood, and one that believes wholeheartedly in the innate resilience, bravery, and compassion of teenage girls themselves."
––Emily Layden, author of All Girls
"The French Riviera has never been more captivating or unsettling. A story rich with family tensions and a chateau that serves as a gilded cage. The Ruins is both beautifully written and haunting at its core. Another stunning novel from Phoebe Wynne."
––Shea Ernshaw, the New York Times bestselling author of A History of Wild Places and The Wicked Deep
Praise for Madam:
"Haunting, feminist, deliciously dark." ––Entertainment Weekly
"Suspenseful...a gothic tale powered by bold heroines who refuse to submit." ––Booklist
"A deliciously gothic take on patriarchy, class and the purpose of education...a haunting, atmospheric novel about agency, power and the things people do to keep both." ––Shelf Awareness
"Wynne’s glorious gothic carries the same feminist power and inspiring characters as Circe." ––Women.com
“Good fun if you like your classics with a twist of creepy.” ––The Seattle Times
02/01/2022
Ruby Ashby has always loved the Chateau des Sètes, her parents' gorgeous away-from-England home, located on the Cote d'Azur. But this August, strange things are happening—unexpected guests arrive, children are left untended, and Ruby starts feeling trapped. Two decades later, she arrives at the house as a young widow, intent on repurchasing it and reclaiming its glory days despite its subsequent terrible history. But someone else wants it, too. From the author of Madam; with a 75,000-copy first printing.