Trad Wife: A skin-scrawling, unhinged homestead horror for fans of Yesteryear
May 2026 · Pan Macmillan
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'Scary and absorbing - The best horror novel of 2026. Hands down'
– Stephen King
Every day, millions watch Mia Wright, the "trad wife" queen, on her idyllic 300-acre farm. With her handsome husband, seven perfect children, and a life of from-scratch meals, she's an icon of modern femininity. But behind every perfect image is a lie.
Desperate to save her tarnished career, journalist Jenny Kaplan arrives at Black Swan Farm to profile Mia. Jenny is ready to write a scathing exposé, determined to uncover the deception behind Mia's curated life.
But there's something wrong at the farmhouse.
It slithers through Jenny's dreams when the children sing strange nursery rhymes at night. She's losing time. She's losing her hair. She starts to worry that she's losing her mind.
There is a horror at the heart of Black Swan, and it's waiting just for Jenny.
'A darker, even more horrifying Yesteryear . . . you won’t be able to put it down'
– Stylist
‘Glorious, unhinged and utterly irresistible’
– Catriona Ward, bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street
'Gripping, unsettling, enthrallingly layered and utterly laced with doom'
– Olivie Blake, bestselling author of Girl Dinner
– Stephen King
Every day, millions watch Mia Wright, the "trad wife" queen, on her idyllic 300-acre farm. With her handsome husband, seven perfect children, and a life of from-scratch meals, she's an icon of modern femininity. But behind every perfect image is a lie.
Desperate to save her tarnished career, journalist Jenny Kaplan arrives at Black Swan Farm to profile Mia. Jenny is ready to write a scathing exposé, determined to uncover the deception behind Mia's curated life.
But there's something wrong at the farmhouse.
It slithers through Jenny's dreams when the children sing strange nursery rhymes at night. She's losing time. She's losing her hair. She starts to worry that she's losing her mind.
There is a horror at the heart of Black Swan, and it's waiting just for Jenny.
'A darker, even more horrifying Yesteryear . . . you won’t be able to put it down'
– Stylist
‘Glorious, unhinged and utterly irresistible’
– Catriona Ward, bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street
'Gripping, unsettling, enthrallingly layered and utterly laced with doom'
– Olivie Blake, bestselling author of Girl Dinner
'Scary and absorbing - The best horror novel of 2026. Hands down'
– Stephen King
Every day, millions watch Mia Wright, the "trad wife" queen, on her idyllic 300-acre farm. With her handsome husband, seven perfect children, and a life of from-scratch meals, she's an icon of modern femininity. But...
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Sarah Langan, a three-time recipient of the Bram Stoker Award, is the author of several novels including A Better World and Good Neighbors. She’s a founding board member of the Shirley Jackson Awards and has a master of science from NYU in environmental toxicology. She's from Long Island and now lives in Los Angeles with her family, where she works in both film and prose.
Sarah Langan, a three-time recipient of the Bram Stoker Award, is the author of several novels including A Better World and Good Neighbors. She’s a founding board member of the Shirley Jackson Awards and has a master of science from NYU in environmental toxicology. She's from Long Island and now ...
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