The Cherry Robbers

In her highly anticipated second novel, The Cherry Robbers, Sarai Walker delivers a feminist gothic tale centered on Iris Chapel and her five sisters, heiresses to a firearms fortune, who are cloistered in a lavish Victorian mansion. As they navigate the complexities of their haunted family legacy, tragedy strikes when the eldest sister mysteriously dies just after her wedding, igniting a series of disasters that force the remaining sisters to confront the dark consequences of traditional expectations and the notion of love in the 1950s. With elements reminiscent of Shirley Jackson, Walker weaves a captivating story that explores the intersections of male power and female autonomy.