And the River Drags Her Down

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


The two Han sisters possess a secret unusual gift:theability to reanimatethedead. Passed down through generations, Soojin and Mirae have brought back countless creatures - though always withthewarning never to resurrect anything larger than whatthey can hold intheir palms.


But when eldest daughter Miraeis found mysteriously drowned intheriverthat cuts throughtheir small coastal town, freshly grieving 17-year-old Soojin cant resisttheimpulse to bring her beloved sister back.


At first, the sisters delight in their reunion. But after their sleepy all-American-townis engulfed bya series of harrowing, unusual deaths, Soojin is forced to reckon withthefact that perhapsthesister she brought back isnttheone she knew.

Reviews

'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, 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 youve 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 Yuns 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

Author Bio

Jihyun Yunistheauthor ofthepoetry collection Some Are Always Hungry.Her work has appeared in Best New Poets, AAWWTheMargins, Adroit Journal, NinthLetter,andelsewhere.She currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she writes freelance bedtime stories for oration by celebrated voices such as Camila Cabello and Sam Heughan.Visit her atjihyunyun.com.