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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.' GuardianSoojin 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.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • She has always known the rules: Never resurrect anything larger than the palm of her hand. But that was before her sister died. . . .The stunning hardcover of And the River Drags Her Down features gorgeous stenciled edges and a matching case stamp!A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEARA KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEARAN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEARA CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEARTHE BULLETIN BLUE RIBBON AWARD LIST “Yun beautifully captures the haunting of family myths in this slow-burn horror. Eerie and poignant, And The River Drags Her Down will sweep readers into its relentless current.” —Trang Thanh Tran, New York Times bestselling author of She Is a HauntingWhen her older sister is found mysteriously drowned in the river that cuts through their small coastal town, Soojin Han disregards every rule and uses her ancestral magic to bring Mirae back from the dead. At first, the sisters are overjoyed, reveling in late-night escapades and the miracle of being together again, but Mirae grows tired of hiding from the world. She becomes restless and hungry . . .Driven by an insatiable desire to finish what she started in life, to unravel the truth that crushed her family so many years ago, Mirae is out for revenge.When their town is engulfed by increasingly destructive rain and a series of harrowing, unusual deaths, Soojin is forced to reckon with the fact that perhaps the sister she brought back isn’t the one she knew.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • She has always known the rules: Never resurrect anything larger than the palm of her hand. But that was before her sister died. . . .“Yun beautifully captures the haunting of family myths in this slow-burn horror. Eerie and poignant, And The River Drags Her Down will sweep readers into its relentless current.” —Trang Thanh Tran, New York Times bestselling author of She Is a HauntingA PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEARWhen her older sister is found mysteriously drowned in the river that cuts through their small coastal town, Soojin Han disregards every rule and uses her ancestral magic to bring Mirae back from the dead. At first, the sisters are overjoyed, reveling in late-night escapades and the miracle of being together again, but Mirae grows tired of hiding from the world. She becomes restless and hungry . . .Driven by an insatiable desire to finish what she started in life, to unravel the truth that crushed her family so many years ago, Mirae is out for revenge.When their town is engulfed by increasingly destructive rain and a series of harrowing, unusual deaths, Soojin is forced to reckon with the fact that perhaps the sister she brought back isn’t the one she knew.

Winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, Some Are Always Hungry chronicles a family’s wartime survival, immigration, and heirloom trauma through the lens of food, or the lack thereof. Through the vehicle of recipe, butchery, and dinner table poems, the collection negotiates the myriad ways diasporic communities comfort and name themselves in other nations, as well as the ways cuisine is inextricably linked to occupation, transmission, and survival. Dwelling on the personal as much as the historical, Some Are Always Hungry traces the lineage of the speaker’s place in history and diaspora through mythmaking and cooking, which is to say, conjuring.

Soojin has always known the rules - never bring back anything larger than her palm from the dead, but that was before Mirae died. ''Eerie and haunting.'' Trang Thanh Tran, author of She is a Haunting The two Han sisters possess a secret unusual gift: the ability to reanimate the dead. Passed down through generations, Soojin and Mirae have brought back countless creatures - though always with the warning never to resurrect anything larger than what they can hold in their palms. But when eldest daughter Mirae is found mysteriously drowned in the river that cuts through their small coastal town, freshly grieving 17-year-old Soojin can’t resist the impulse to bring her beloved sister back. At first, the sisters delight in their reunion. But after their sleepy all-American town is engulfed by a series of harrowing, unusual deaths, Soojin is forced to reckon with the fact that perhaps the sister she brought back isn’t the one she knew. ''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 the HappyHead series

Ein auergewohnlich dusterer Fantasyroman trifft auf koreanische MythologieSoojin kannte die Regeln: Bringe niemals etwas anderes als Kleintiere von den Toten zuruck. Aber das war, bevor Mirae letzten Herbst im Fluss ertrank. Au er sich vor Trauer und Einsamkeit, nutzt Soojin die Magie ihrer Vorfahren, um ihre Schwester zuruckzubekommen. Doch wieder unter den Lebenden wird Mirae es schnell leid, sich vor der Welt zu verstecken und ihren wachsenden Hunger nach Rache zu bekampfen, der sie von innen zu verzehren droht