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Japanese Gothic: A Gothic Dual-Timeline Novel of Ghosts, Hauntings and Redemption

Japanese Gothic: A Gothic Dual-Timeline Novel of Ghosts, Hauntings and Redemption - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Kylie Lee BakerPublish date:4/14/2026Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Hanover Square PressISBN-13:9781335001559ISBN-10:1335001557UPC:9781335001559Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Horror, Fantasy, GothicBook Topic:ContemporarySize:9.07 x 6.07 x 1.19 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCJ1DZDJSE
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In this lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds.

October, 2026: Lee Turner doesn't remember how or why he killed his college roommate. The details are blurred and bloody. All he knows is he has to flee New York and go to the one place that might offer refuge--his father's new home in Japan, a house hidden by sword ferns and wild ginger. But something is terribly wrong with the house: no animals will come near it, the bedroom window isn't always a window, and a woman with a sword appears in the yard when night falls.

October, 1877: Sen is a young samurai in exile, hiding from the imperial soldiers in a house behind the sword ferns. A monster came home from war wearing her father's face, but Sen would do anything to please him, even turn her sword on her own mother. She knows the soldiers will soon slaughter her whole family when she sees a terrible omen: a young foreign man who appears outside her window.

One of these people is a ghost, and one of these stories is a lie.

Something is hiding beneath the house of sword ferns, and Lee and Sen will soon wish they never unburied it.

For readers who love:
  • Grady Hendrix and Stephen King
  • Japanese mythology
  • Friendship and family themes
  • Terrifying, gory stories
  • Horror with heart
  • A new take on the classic haunted house trope
Language:EnglishPublisher:Hanover Square PressISBN-13:9781335001559ISBN-10:1335001557UPC:9781335001559Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Horror, Fantasy, GothicBook Topic:ContemporarySize:9.07 x 6.07 x 1.19 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCJ1DZDJSE
Baker, Kylie Lee: - Kylie Lee Baker is the author of young adult and adult novels. Her writing is informed by her heritage (Japanese, Chinese, and Irish) and her experiences living abroad. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing and Spanish and an M.S. in Library and Information Science. Visit her online at www.kylieleebaker.com.
Publisher: Hanover Square Press

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Kylie Lee Baker

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