{"product_id":"when-she-was-a-child-galit-habib-9798281976152","title":"When She Was a Child: A Psychological Horror Novel of Childhood Trauma, Haunting Memories, and Ancient Myth","description":"\u003cb\u003eSome nightmares are memories. And some memories stay with your every waking moment.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery time Ella thinks about the past, it feels like a dream she's not sure she ever woke from.\u003cbr\u003eWhen she was a child, it was always the two of them: Ella and Michael, Michael and Ella. Twins. Soulmates. Two halves of a single whole. Best friends against the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil the day Michael vanished without a trace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve years later, Ella begins dreaming again-of what might have happened back then. Of the black beach with its waves crashing over diamonds of ice. Of Michael's voice calling from somewhere just out of reach. Each dream leaves behind a strange, bittersweet taste-half memory, half nightmare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow an adult, Ella lives a life that doesn't feel like hers. A life of pretense, without a past, carefully designed to keep her safe from pain. But every night, she wakes in terror, soaked in sweat, haunted by the image of Michael alone on that frozen shore. She knows something is missing. She knows she is not whole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn back into the surreal dreamscape of her childhood, Ella begins a desperate search for answers. What happened to Michael? Why did her cold, distant mother never speak of that day? And who-or what-is the ancient trickster who watches her from the shadows of that other world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen She Was a Child\u003c\/b\u003e is a chilling psychological horror novel blending \u003cb\u003echildhood trauma\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003emythological horror\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003esurreal dreamscapes\u003c\/b\u003e. Equal parts \u003cb\u003eemotional thriller\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003emythic fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e, it explores the invisible wounds of toxic families, the fragile boundaries of memory, and the terrifying beauty of a world beyond reason.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Galit Habib\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798281976152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d","brand":"Galit Habib","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930993279231,"sku":"9798281976152","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df6259dc-5997-46f9-bf51-a5a5aa50a652.jpg?v=1766345709","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-she-was-a-child-galit-habib-9798281976152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}