Some houses keep their secrets. This one keeps its dead. The dark atmospheric Southern
gothic ghost story longlisted for Goodreads' Horror Book of the Year 2024 '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 ---- Louisiana 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
