A Washington Post Best Book of 2007<br><br>“Beautifully written and perfectly structured. . . . This novel is much more than The Omen for the latte generation, and Evans cleverly subverts expectations at every turn.” –Washington Post<br><br>In the smart and suspenseful <i>A Good and Happy Child</i>, a psychological thriller in the tradition of Donna Tartt's <i>The Secret History</i> with shades of <i>The Exorcist</i>, a young man reexamines his childhood memories of strange visions and erratic behavior to answer disturbing questions that continue to haunt him and his new family.<br><br>“[A] satisfying, suspenseful first novel. . . . Young George's intriguing story unbalances the reader right up to the book's deliciously chilling end.”<br>—People<br><br>“A scary, grown-up ghost story that combines Southern gothic with more than a twist of <i>The Exorcist</i>. . . . Combine[s] mind-bending storytelling with excellent prose.”<br>—Portland Tribune<br><br>“Think Rosemary's Baby—plus . . . told in the kind of prose that mesmerizes, sweeping the reader along so fast that there's no time to ask questions.” <br>—Hartford Courant<br><br>“[A] dazzling debut . . . part psychological thriller, part horror story.” <br>—Chicago Tribune<br><br>“Relat[es] his otherworldly suspense story with the cool, calm eye of a skeptic.”<br>—Entertainment Weekly (A—)