**This deliciously spooky, yearningly romantic ghost story from a brilliant debut author will thrill fans of Kalynn Bayron and _Wilder Girls_ by Rory Power.** ** **Jade Nguyen has always lied to fit in. She's straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough - at least for this summer with her
She Is a Haunting
β Scribed by Trang Thanh Tran
- Book ID
- 111948562
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781526657091
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β¦ Synopsis
A house with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic.
When Jade Nguyen arrives in Vietnam for a visit with her estranged father, she has one goal: survive five weeks pretending to be a happy family in the French colonial house Ba is restoring. Sheβs always lied to fit in, so if sheβs straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough, she can get out with the college money he promised.
But the house has other plans. Night after night, Jade wakes up paralyzed. The walls exude a thrumming sound, while bugs leave their legs and feelers in places they donβt belong. She finds curious traces of her ancestors in the gardens they once tended. And at night Jade canβt ignore the ghost of the beautiful bride who leaves her cryptic warnings: Donβt eat.
Neither Ba nor her sweet sister Lily believe that there is anything strange happening. With help from a delinquent girl, Jade will prove this houseβthe home her family has always wantedβwill not rest until it destroys them. Maybe, this time, she can keep her family together. As she roots out the houseβs rot, she must also face the truth of who she is and who she must become to save them all.
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This deliciously spooky, yearningly romantic ghost story from a brilliant debut author will thrill fans of Kalynn Bayron and Wilder Girls by Rory Power. Jade Nguyen has always lied to fit in. She's straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough β at least for this summer with her estranged fat
***This house eats and is eaten . . .*** **"A riveting debut from a remarkable new voice! Trang Thanh Tran weaves an impressive gothic mystery in which Jade's father is determined to restore a decrepit home to its former glory and Jade is the only person who feels the soul-crushing devastation of
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**\* Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction,** Shortlist **\* 2022 Stella Prize,** Longlist **"A Best Book of the Year"** βThe Guardian ****"A Most Anticipated book of 2022"**** β*Entertainment Weekly* **With an unforgettable voice and exuberant wit, She Is Haunted is a masterful debut exp
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