She Is a Haunting, Trang Thanh Tran

Description

She Is a Haunting

by Trang Thanh Tran
Paperback – May 7, 2024

Dark, atmospheric, and deeply unsettling, She Is a Haunting is a queer gothic horror novel about inheritance, colonial violence, and the terrible hunger of home.

When Jade Nguyen travels to Vietnam to visit her estranged father, she has a single plan: survive five weeks pretending to be a happy family in the French colonial house he is restoring, then leave with the college money he promised. Jade has spent her life learning how to perform belonging—straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough—and she believes she can endure just a little longer.

But the house is alive with memory and appetite. Night after night, Jade wakes paralyzed as the walls thrum and insects crawl where they should not. The gardens whisper of ancestors who once worked the land, and a beautiful ghost appears with a chilling warning: Don’t eat.

As Jade uncovers the rot embedded in the house’s foundations, she is forced to confront the legacy of colonialism, the lies holding her family together, and the truth of her own identity. With the help of an unexpected ally, Jade must decide whether this home can be saved—or whether it will consume everything she loves.

Lush, terrifying, and emotionally sharp, She Is a Haunting blends supernatural horror with queer coming-of-age and historical reckoning, offering a story that lingers long after the final page.

Book Details

• Author: Trang Thanh Tran

• Binding: Paperback

• Publication Date: May 7, 2024

• Genre: Horror / Young Adult Fiction

• Honors:

  • William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist

  • Instant New York Times Bestseller

  • Indie Bestseller

• Content Notes: Queer protagonist, Vietnamese American identity, colonialism, family trauma, supernatural horror