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 HauntingThe 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

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Jihyun Yun is a Korean American writer from the San Francisco Bay Area who now resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is the author of Some Are Always Hungry, a Prairie Schooner Prize winning poetry collection. And The River Drags Her Down is her debut novel.

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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.' Guardian

Soojin 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.