And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun

And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun

And the River Drags Her Down is a haunting, lyrical tale of grief, sisterhood and revenge that blends Gothic horror, mystery and Korean folklore, perfect for fans of She Is a Haunting, House of Hollow and CG Drews.

'This unsettling, poetic YA horror is full of fury, grief, love and hard-won acceptance.' Guardian

Soojin has always known the rules - never bring back anything larger than her palm from the dead, but that was before Mirae died.

Sister, I hear you. I feel your hands in the dirt, beckoning. I will answer your call – I’ll return.

When her older sister is found drowned in the river that cuts through their small, sleepy town, Soojin is beside herself with grief. Disregarding every rule, she uses her ancestral magic to bring Mirae back from the dead. At first, the sisters delight in their reunion, but Mirae soon grows tired of hiding from the world. She becomes restless and hungry...

As the town is rocked by a series of harrowing, unusual deaths, Soojin fears the sister she brought back to life isn't the one she knew.

'Yun beautifully captures the haunting of family myths in this slow-burn horrorEerie and poignant, And the River Drags Her Down will sweep readers into its relentless current.' Trang Thanh Tran, author of She is a Haunting

'Compelling. Darkly beautiful and haunting, this gothic tale leads you on a captivating journey that will linger long after you’ve finished reading. I loved it.' Josh Silver, author of HappyHead

'A river-stained book about sisterhood, selfishness, and the human desire to be understood and loved… Heart-wrenchingly beautiful.' Andrew Joseph White, author of Hell Followed with Us

'Dark, taut, and perpetually stunning… Yun’s mesmerizing debut crafts a disquieting tale of lonely creatures unraveling loss, and what it means to return to yourself.' Wen-Yi Lee, author of The Dark We Know

'A modern folk horror that blends a love story between sisters with Korean lore and legend... I loved every second of it.' Melinda Salisbury, author of Hold Back the Tide

'An engrossing tale of grief, family, and the demands of the dead for justice. Yun crafts a tale that is by turns both eerie and compassionate, intimate and horrifying. An utterly compelling read.' Ann Sei Lin, author of Rebel Skies

Jihyun Yun is a Korean American writer from the San Francisco Bay Area who now resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is the author of Some Are Always Hungry, a Prairie Schooner Prize winning poetry collection.  And The River Drags Her Down is her debut novel.