I'm ready to be haunted by whatever Trang Thanh Tran writes next.' - Emily X.R. 'This exquisitely disturbing tale of identity and colonialism and intergenerational trauma will eat its way under your skin and live there forever. '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 colonialism lingering within its walls.' - Angeline Boulley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper's Daughter ' She Is a Haunting is a satisfying Gothic coming-of-age novel in which a house, a heritage, and the uncertain future threaten to consume a college-bound woman.' - Foreword Reviews 'Tran smartly weaves Vietnamese culture and real horrors of French imperialism to deliver an eerie tale overflowing with deeply unsettling atmosphere.' - Publishers Weekly Both the ghosts and the humans in this richly layered work are alluring and deadly.' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 'A satisfying blend of traditional horror with modern themes and concerns. As she roots out the house's rot, she must also face the truth of who she is and who she must become to save them all. Maybe, this time, she can keep her family together.

With help from a delinquent girl, Jade will prove this house-the home they have always wanted-will not rest until it destroys them. Neither Ba nor her sweet sister Lily believe that there is anything strange happening. And at night Jade can't ignore the ghost of the beautiful bride who leaves cryptic warnings: Don't eat. She finds curious traces of her ancestors in the gardens they once tended. The walls exude a thrumming sound while bugs leave their legs and feelers in places they don't belong. Night after night, Jade wakes up paralyzed. She's always lied to fit in, so if she's straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough, she can get out with the college money he promised.īut the house has other plans. 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. A House with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic.

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