“A dense, powerful novel. . . . [The Shades] is only Citkowitz’s second book . . . but it reads like the work of a writer with a much lengthier pedigree.” —Vogue

“When an intriguing young woman turns up at the family’s country house and strikes up a relationship with the family’s matriarch, Catherine, a mystery is set in motion, lending the firmly contemporary The Shades a quiet echo of such classic psychological thrillers as The Turn of the Screw and Rebecca.” —Vanity Fair

“This psychological thriller explores the mysteries surrounding a family still reeling from profound tragedy, and the terrifying uncertainty that meets their relocation in a distant country manor.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Spare, arresting, and emotionally precise. A thoroughly modern novel with a Gothic feel; a fully realized vision.” —Kirkus Starred

“[Citkowitz's] prose sparkles as she unpacks emotional wounds. . . . This compact family drama captures the thinly masked desperation of grief with an eerie undercurrent.” —Publishers Weekly

“With a deceptively light touch and an almost ethereal atmosphere, debut novelist Citkowitz delves deeply into themes of loss and grief, reality and illusion, and growth and stagnation. . . . [The Shades] is richly layered with meaning and allusions to myth and art that make it an engaging and rewarding read.” —Booklist

Evgenia Citkowitz was born in New York and educated in London and the United States. Her debut novella and short story collection, Ether, was a New York Times Editors' Choice. She lives in Los Angeles.