The Word Game: A Novel - Hardcover

USA Best Book Award Winner in General Fiction

For overprotective parent Alyson Ward, any time her daughter, Lyla, is out of sight is reason to panic. So it’s a big step for her when she lets Lyla attend a sleepover at her cousin’s house. Comforted by the knowledge that her sister, Tricia, is the chaperone, Alyson does the one thing she never thought possible: she lets go and trusts that her daughter will be safe.

But Alyson’s sense of peace is short lived. When Lyla comes home the next morning, she reveals something that could tear apart not only their family but also the entire community. Now, Alyson and Tricia must confront their painful shared past as they come together to help a little girl who they fear might be harboring terrible secrets similar to their own. Will the sisters be strong enough to face their demons in order to protect the child, even if it means telling their most private truths?

Bestselling author Steena Holmes has written five books and won the National Indie Excellence Book Award for her novel Finding Emma as well as the USA Book News award for her novel The Word Game.

She was also a finalist for the USA Book News award for The Memory Child.

Holmes lives in Calgary, Alberta, with her husband, three daughters, and two dogs.