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For fans of Jordan Peele’s films, Stranger Things, and The Other Black Girl, Listen To Your Sister is a laugh-out-loud, deeply terrifying, and big-hearted speculative horror novel from electrifying debut talent Neena Viel.
Twenty-five year old Calla Williams is struggling since becoming guardian to her brother, Jamie. Calla is overwhelmed and tired of being the one who makes sacrifices to keep the family together. Jamie, full of good-natured sixteen-year-old recklessness, is usually off fighting for what matters to him or getting into mischief, often at the same time. Dre, their brother, promised he would help raise Jamie–but now the ink is dry on the paperwork and in classic middle-child fashion, he’s off doing his own thing. And through it all, The Nightmare never stops haunting Calla: recurring images of her brothers dying that she is powerless to stop.
When Jamie’s actions at a protest spiral out of control, the siblings must go on the run. Taking refuge in a remote cabin that looks like it belongs on a slasher movie poster rather than an AirBNB, the siblings now face a new threat where their lives���and reality–hang in the balance. Their sister always warned them about her nightmares. They really should have listened.
‘A knockout debut." -Ashley Winstead
‘Incredibly original and seriously scary.’ – Nick Medina
‘A brilliant fever-dream of a novel that effortlessly dances between horror, literary, and family saga—sure to appeal to fans of Grady Hendrix, Tananarive Due, Mona Awad, and Stephen King. – Maria Dong
Genre: Horror
For fans of Jordan Peele’s films, Stranger Things, and The Other Black Girl, Listen To Your Sister is a laugh-out-loud, deeply terrifying, and big-hearted speculative horror novel from electrifying debut talent Neena Viel.
Twenty-five year old Calla Williams is struggling since becoming guardian to her brother, Jamie. Calla is overwhelmed and tired of being the one who makes sacrifices to keep the family together. Jamie, full of good-natured sixteen-year-old recklessness, is usually off fighting for what matters to him or getting into mischief, often at the same time. Dre, their brother, promised he would help raise Jamie–but now the ink is dry on the paperwork and in classic middle-child fashion, he’s off doing his own thing. And through it all, The Nightmare never stops haunting Calla: recurring images of her brothers dying that she is powerless to stop.
When Jamie’s actions at a protest spiral out of control, the siblings must go on the run. Taking refuge in a remote cabin that looks like it belongs on a slasher movie poster rather than an AirBNB, the siblings now face a new threat where their lives���and reality–hang in the balance. Their sister always warned them about her nightmares. They really should have listened.
‘A knockout debut." -Ashley Winstead
‘Incredibly original and seriously scary.’ – Nick Medina
‘A brilliant fever-dream of a novel that effortlessly dances between horror, literary, and family saga—sure to appeal to fans of Grady Hendrix, Tananarive Due, Mona Awad, and Stephen King. – Maria Dong
Genre: Horror
Praise for this book
"Equal parts haunting and humane, Listen to Your Sister moves with breathtaking velocity." - Omar El Akkad
"A brilliant fever-dream of a novel that effortlessly dances between horror, literary, and family saga-sure to appeal to fans of Grady Hendrix, Tananarive Due, Mona Awad, and Stephen King." - Maria Dong
"Wonderfully weird and inventive. Viel's tale of siblings' love and struggle in modern America is as affecting as it is thought-provoking." - T L Huchu
"Viel brilliantly pulls off both the comic and the terrifying in a skillfully crafted voice that will have you laughing right before it knocks you down with grief." - Claire Jiménez
"Gripping and powerful, this is horror at its finest." - Nick Medina
"Viel faces the dark side of family head on, painting a fever dream of the nightmarish obligations of love." - Maggie Thrash
"Speculative fiction was invented so stories like Listen to Your Sister could be told. What a knockout debut." - Ashley Winstead
"If you're looking for a smart, contemporary take on the classic cabin in the woods horror novel, look no further than Listen To Your Sister." - Erika T Wurth
"A brilliant fever-dream of a novel that effortlessly dances between horror, literary, and family saga-sure to appeal to fans of Grady Hendrix, Tananarive Due, Mona Awad, and Stephen King." - Maria Dong
"Wonderfully weird and inventive. Viel's tale of siblings' love and struggle in modern America is as affecting as it is thought-provoking." - T L Huchu
"Viel brilliantly pulls off both the comic and the terrifying in a skillfully crafted voice that will have you laughing right before it knocks you down with grief." - Claire Jiménez
"Gripping and powerful, this is horror at its finest." - Nick Medina
"Viel faces the dark side of family head on, painting a fever dream of the nightmarish obligations of love." - Maggie Thrash
"Speculative fiction was invented so stories like Listen to Your Sister could be told. What a knockout debut." - Ashley Winstead
"If you're looking for a smart, contemporary take on the classic cabin in the woods horror novel, look no further than Listen To Your Sister." - Erika T Wurth
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