Celestina's House

Transporting us to a Manila of dark romance and ghosts, Celestina's House is a gothic novel that reminds us how the past is never wholly escapable. Rich and sweeping and literally haunting. * Andrew Pyper, author of The Residence and The Demonologist * Celestinas House is steeped in ghosts and memories that haunt three generations of a family. Celestina fearlessly confronts her own demons, and mala, along with devastating family secrets. This is a skilfully written and searingly honest story that you will not forget. * Kim Echlin, author of Speak, Silence * A finely wrought and richly textured intergenerational saga that weaves a familys history and stories into a deeply felt meditation on love, grief, and loss. Celestinas House is a rare, beautiful, and moving narrative of a young womans search for love, truth and self amid obstacles, trials and impossible odds. A ravishing and astonishing debut. * Patria Rivera, author of Puti/White * An ornately detailed, decadent, and erotic world inhabited by a fascinating array of characters, both despicable and heroic, a world that needs to be visited and savoured. * Aga Maksimowska, author of Giant * A rich, dark, and singular story of haunted love and incurable loss you wont soon forget. * Cindy Fazzi, author of Multo * With a lush, tropical setting, an entrancing protagonist, and swirling ghosts that guide and subvert, Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez has crafted a darkly romantic, immersive world. * Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, author of Reuniting with Strangers *

Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez was born in the Philippines, rather aptly on Hallowe'en, and grew up in a world animated by spirits and even the occasional miracle. Celestina's House is her debut novel. Clarissa lives in Toronto.