What if losing your son didn't just break your heart - it broke your grip on reality?

Shattered by the death of her disabled son, a single mother is desperate to find a way to bear her grief. At first, denial and heavy drinking seems to work. Soon, however, she fixates on the boy next door, and becomes convinced this child is her son's second chance at life. She's determined to make him hers - no matter the deadly consequences.

A Hole in the World

Psychological Suspense
Complete at 81,600 words

Lauren Harper Barrow, author

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About the Author

Lauren Harper Barrow writes dark but realistic psychological suspense that explores the blurred lines between grief, obsession and survival. Herself the mother of a medically fragile and disabled child who lost his life to brain cancer, she is fascinated by the lengths the human mind will go to protect itself from tragedy. She crafts high-stakes, socially-conscious stories featuring deeply-flawed characters. Lauren Harper Barrow is a veterinarian who lives in Virginia Beach where she can be found roller skating down the boardwalk, painting creepy dolls in her office, or walking her dogs on the beach with her husband.