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I checked it out from the library about five years ago, and i was absolutely hooked with its ingenious twist on the traditional haunted house story, its complex characters, and its use of african mythology. When a young woman returns to her grandmothers empty mansion, she is pitted against demonic forces that have poisoned her family for generations. In addition to being about a haunted house, this book covers a wide range of topics like family, friendship, suicide, romantic relationships, divorce, and more. Start your scary sojourn by sampling the work of tananarive due, the acclaimed author of such novels as the between, my soul to keep and the living blood. The story is set in the remote town of sacajawea, washington where in the early 1900s, marie touissant relocates from louisiana guided by her inner voice to a place that can be described in modern terms as the epicenter of the sprit world. See all books authored by tananarive due, including my soul to keep, and the good house, and more on.
A new books and booze probably some of my favorite videos to make. Tananarive due pronounced tahnahnahreeve doo is the american book awardwinning author of nine books. The good house ebook by tananarive due official publisher. The good house is a magnificent, irresistible family drama of one family fighting an evil that threatens its past, present and future. Tananarive due is a novelist and a creative writing teacher who has worked as a journalist. A leading voice in black speculative fiction for more than 20 years, due has won an american book award, an naacp image award, and a british fantasy award, and her writing has been included in bestoftheyear anthologies. The good house the good house audiobook, by tananarive due. Now she returns with her best yet a chilling story set in a small town in the pacific. Tananarive dues first three novels gained her legions of dedicated fans who recognize a true master of the genre. In her latest book, the good house, due has written her best and scariest work to date.
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