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**A contemporary Southern Gothic from award-winning master of modern horror T. Kingfisher, A House With Good Bones explores the deep, dark roots of family.** Sam Montgomery is worried about her mother. She seems anxious, jumpy, and she’s begun making mystifying changes to the family home on Lammergeier Lane. Sam figures it has something to do with her mother’s relationship to Sam’s late, unlamented grandmother. She’s not wrong. As vultures gather around the house and frightful family secrets are unearthed under the rosebushes, Sam struggles to unravel the truth about the house on Lammergeier Lane before it consumes her and everyone else who stands in its way.
Is A House With Good Bones appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This contemporary horror novel features disturbing imagery (vultures, discoveries under rosebushes), family trauma, and mounting psychological dread as a woman uncovers dark secrets about her grandmother and family home. Contains moderate horror elements and unsettling atmosphere.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death of parent, anxiety, and family trauma (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Fans of atmospheric horror and Southern Gothic mysteries will be gripped by the creeping dread and family secrets.