This Cursed House

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Beschreibung

Some houses keep their secrets. This one keeps its dead.<br>The dark, atmospheric Southern gothic ghost story longlisted for Goodreads' Horror Book of the Year 2024<br>'A sinister and beautifully rendered Southern Gothic, This Cursed House explores the real-life horrors of racism and trauma. Del Sandeen's stunning debut haunted me' Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching<br><br>----<br><br>Louisiana, 1962.<br>The Duchon estate looms over New Orleans, a crumbling relic of Southern charm. Its walls decaying under the weight of its long-buried secrets.<br><br>At its door stands Jemma Barker, fleeing the frozen streets of Chicago and a past she won't talk about. But Jemma wasn't invited. She was summoned.<br><br>Inside await the light-skinned Duchons, bound by a family curse. They believe Jemma is the one who will save them. Never mind her darker skin, a shade they've always scorned.<br><br>But their curse isn't just supernatural. It's woven into generations of silence, superiority, and shame.<br><br>As the house stirs and Jemma's past creeps in, she must decide: will she be the Duchons' salvation, or risk losing herself to their darkness?<br>----<br><br>Praise for This Cursed House:<br>'An absolute marvel of a debut from a prodigious talent. A richly atmospheric, utterly chilling ghost story, an enthralling puzzle box of family scandals and secrets - that's also an unflinching examination of the insidiousness of racism, the horrors of colorism' Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of Black Sheep and Such Sharp Teeth<br><br>'An enthralling, twisty Southern Gothic historical full of family secrets and century-spanning sins. A remarkable debut' Eden Royce, award-winning author of Root Magic<br><br>'An inglorious remnant of American history is handled so deftly that you won't believe it's Del Sandeen's first novel' Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781405969796

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

193 x 126 x 26 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Books Ltd (UK)