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AND THE SEA GAVE UP THE DEAD
By: William Friend
A Novel
Poisoned Pen Press
August 2026
On Sale: August 18, 2026
Featuring: Morwenna; Bethan
304 pages
ISBN: 146425995X
EAN: 9781464259951
Kindle: B0FN54CVLD
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Horror | LGBTQ | Paranormal - Supernatural
For fans of Jennifer Thorne's Diavola and We Have Always Lived in the Castle comes William Friend's latest stunning novel where grief, mystery, and something undead haunt a young woman and her family, and soon, a dark history will repeat itself. Some grief echoes. Some grief knocks. When Morwenna receives a troubling call from her reclusive Aunt Bethan, she reluctantly returns to the family's crumbling chateau by the French seaside. Bethan has lived there alone for years—ever since her husband vanished in circumstances the locals are still gripped by. Some whisper she killed him. Others claim something older, and far worse, took him. What Morwenna finds is a house warped by grief. Rooms shift when no one is looking. Time seems to shift there, too. And the deeper Morwenna digs, the more the chateau seems aware of her presence… hungry for it. Worse, it seems drawn to her children. Local folklore speaks of revenants rising from the sea, of creatures returning when the veil thins and old hungers wake. As strange events escalate, Morwenna must uncover the truth about her uncle's fate and the beings the villagers believe still haunt the estate—before history repeats itself. Because if the tales are true, something long buried is stirring… and it has been waiting for her family to return. The dead are not done with this house.
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