This Cursed House

<p><b>Pre-order the superbly written southern gothic ghost story, longlisted for GoodRead's Horror Book of the Year 2024 . . . </b></p><p><br>----<br><br><b>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</b><br><br> ‘A <b>sinister and beautifully rendered Southern Gothic</b>, This Cursed House explores the real-life horrors of racism and trauma. <b>Del Sandeen’s stunning debut haunted me</b>’ Alexis Henderson, author of <i>The Year of the Witching</i><br><br> ----<br><br><b>New Orleans, 1962</b><br><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>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><b> ----<br><br> <u>Praise for <i>This Cursed House</i>:</u></b><br><br> ‘An absolute marvel of a debut from<b> a prodigious talent</b>. A <b>richly atmospheric, utterly chilling ghost story</b>, an <b>enthralling puzzle box of family scandals</b> and secrets – that's also <b>an unflinching examination of the insidiousness of racism</b>, <b>the horrors of colorism</b>’ Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of <i>Black Sheep</i> and <i>Such</i> <i>Sharp Teeth</i><br><br> ‘An <b>enthralling, twisty Southern Gothic historical</b> full of family secrets and century-spanning sins.<b> A remarkable debut</b>’ Eden Royce, award-winning author of <i>Root Magic</i><br><br>‘An <b>inglorious remnant of American history is handled so deftly that you won't believe it's Del Sandeen's first novel</b>’ Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor<br></p>