This Cursed HouseOne of Esquire's Best Horror Books of 2024 In this Southern gothic horror debut, a young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth: They're under a curse, and they think she can break it. In the fall of 1962, twenty seven year old Jemma Barker is desperate to escape her life in Chicago and the spirits she has always been able to see. When she receives an

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