Sara Flannery Murphy is the author of the novel The Possessions. She grew up in Arkansas, studied library science in British Columbia, and received her MFA in creative writing at Washington University in St. Louis. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband and son.
A genre-defying, thought-provoking thriller that is impossible to put down. Girl One is an engaging, timely exploration of identity and the power women possess when they band together -- Kami Garcia, author of 'Beautiful Creatures' Girl One flares into the world with genetic possibilities and a bold remaking of history. A speculative feminist thriller of the highest order, Girl One is fresh, boundless and thought-provoking. Certain books and characters linger long after the final page. Josephine Morrow and her extraordinary journey is one you won’t soon forget -- Mindy Mejia, author of 'Everything You Want Me To Be' and 'Strike Me Down' Sara Flannery Murphy’s Girl One is both a heart-pounding, binge-worthy thriller and a riveting exploration of creation, consent, and the power of sisterhood -- Layne Fargo, author of 'They Never Learn' With a plot that races along, this is an imaginative and seductive supernatural novel that examines love, loss and terrifying obsession -- Praise for 'The Possessions' * Daily Mail * Murphy unspools a creepingly clever ghost story that encompasses thriller, horror and literary fiction with seductive swagger … You’re delivered into an entirely compelling world with all the intoxicating imagination and white-knuckle plotting of high-Victorian sensation fiction … A simmering gothic joy -- Praise for 'The Possessions' * Guardian * As well as being a supernatural tale, brilliantly evoking a time not quite our own but almost, The Possessions is a meditation on love, obsession and grief. In an almost Kafka-esque world, Sara Flannery Murphy’s subtle, spare and poised writing creates a gripping sense of threat that makes the book compelling reading -- Praise for 'The Possessions', Lucy Jago