title: Apart in the Dark: Novellas
author:  Ania Ahlborn 
description: Ania Ahlborn is the bestselling author of the horror thrillers <i>Brother</i>, <i>Within These Walls</i>, <i>The Bird Eater</i>, <i>The Shuddering</i>, <i>The Neighbors</i>, and <i>Seed</i>, and the novellas <i>The Pretty Ones </i>and <i>I Call Upon Thee</i>. Born in Ciechanow, Poland, she lives in South Carolina with her husband and their dog. Visit AniaAhlborn.com or follow the author on Facebook and Twitter @AniaAhlbornAuthor.
zlib_text: Praise for bestselling author ANIA AHLBORN and WITHIN THESE WALLS
  
  
  “Terrifyingly sad. . . . Within These Walls creeps under your skin, and stays
  there. It’s insidious. . . . The book’s atmosphere is distinctly damp, clammy,
  overcast, and it isn’t all the Washington weather: its characters’ souls are
  gray, dimmed by failure. Ahlborn is awfully good on the insecurities that
  plague both aging writers . . . and oversensitive young girls . . . which
  leave them vulnerable to those who . . . know how to get into their heads. So
  grim.”
  
  
  > —The New York Times Book Review
  
  
  “Cruel, bone-chilling, and destined to become a classic, Within These Walls is
  worth the sleep it will cost you. Some of the most promising horror I’ve
  encountered in years.”
  
  
  > —Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author
  
  
  “A monstrous Russian nesting doll of a book, holding secrets within secrets;
  the plot barrels headlong towards one of the most shocking climaxes you’re
  ever likely to read. This one’s going to wr