This Cursed House - Del Sandeen - Paperback Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - 2025 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

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Pre-order the superbly written southern gothic ghost story, longlisted for GoodRead''s Horror Book of the Year 2024 . . . ---- A young woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth: they''re under a curse ‘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 ---- New Orleans, 1962 The Duchon estate looms over New Orleans, a crumbling relic of Southern charm. Its walls decaying under the weight of its long-buried secrets. 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.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. But their curse isn’t just supernatural. It’s woven into generations of silence, superiority, and shame.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? ---- Praise for This Cursed House : ‘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 ‘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 ‘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