{"product_id":"the-valley-of-vengeful-ghosts-isbn-9781963108699","title":"The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtla Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of March \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2026 from \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, Book Riot, and \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of L\u003ci\u003eesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century \u003c\/i\u003ecomes \u003ci\u003eThe Valley of Vengeful Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e—an eerie, spellbinding novel of grief and guilt, with a razor-sharp eye for the absurdity and melancholy of the internet age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the aftermath of her mother's death, Eleanor is unmoored. For years, her mother orchestrated every detail of her life—from meals, to laundry, to finances—so that Eleanor could focus on her career as a therapist. Left to navigate the world on her own, Eleanor clings to her mother’s final directive: use her inheritance to buy a house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesperate to obey her mother one last time, but finding few options she can afford, Eleanor impulsively buys a model home in a valley-turned-construction site, a picturesque development steeped in a shadowy history. It feels like a fresh start, until the rain comes—an endless, torrential downpour. As water seeps in through the house’s cracks, the line between what is real and what is not begins to blur. Haunted by the stories of her clients, a stream of workmen and bureaucrats she can’t trust, and visions of ghosts from her past and present, Eleanor’s reality unravels, and she is forced to reckon with the secrets she’s buried and the dark choices she’s made.“Fu is the writer to tell an immersive story grounded in earthly issues and haunted by ghosts.”\u003cb\u003e—Book Riot\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliantly written tale of grief, loneliness, and the horrors of real estate...A bold and searing work by a writer working at the top of their game.” \u003cb\u003e—Kate Folk, author of \u003ci\u003eSky Daddy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There’s a tingle of \u003ci\u003ePoltergeist \u003c\/i\u003edéjà vu in Kim Fu’s disquieting novel.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Home buying as horror story has become a beloved trope . . . Real hauntings, like real life, are never simple. Fu captures that with memorable elegance. Highbrow horror that’s still a page-turner.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Think Julia Armfield’s \u003ci\u003ePrivate Rights\u003c\/i\u003e. Think Nicky Gonzalez’s \u003ci\u003eMayra\u003c\/i\u003e . . . wrapped in ghosts, grief, and the price of wanting more than you’re ready to handle.” \u003cb\u003e—The Next Best Book Blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Kim Fu continues to write with sharp genre-bending prose. . . . In\u003ci\u003e Valley of Vengeful Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, Eleanor is haunted less by literal spirits than by the lingering effects of trauma and the very real threat women navigate in a world that wasn’t built to protect them.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eWest Trade Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Fu still instills tension with modern fears like home ownership, isolation, climate change, and losing one’s parents. It feels like a gothic novel, except the house isn’t old and decaying but new and decaying, while the never-ending rain, which is slowly eroding the surrounding landscape, creates an oppressive atmosphere.”\u003cb\u003e —Diversity in Horror Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Fu’s titular ghosts, both living and dead, continue to deny Eleanor any semblance of home sweet home. Fu hauntingly, elliptically unravels their vengeful agendas.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A haunting tale about a woman cracking under the pressures of everyday life . . . [and] a primer on the horrors of first-time homeownership.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —\u003c\/i\u003eThe Driftless Area Review\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Eerie psychological horror.”\u003cb\u003e —Electric Literature\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Alluring. . . . a vivid portrait of mental fragility in the face of such an overwhelming situation, one that will resonate with any new homeowner.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Riveting. . . . A first-time homeowner is haunted by visions and nightmarish property woes. . . . Surreal and mundane elements spiral into buyer’s remorse and emotional rebirth in the gripping novel \u003ci\u003eThe Valley of Vengeful Ghosts.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A story addictive enough to devour in one sitting, \u003ci\u003eThe Valley of Vengeful Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a world in which quotidian fears bloom luridly into nightmare. Through Eleanor’s eyes, twenty-first century terrors are considered in all their varied forms: technological interference, the violence of loneliness, and worst, the kinds of natural and psychological damage we’ve brought upon ourselves. I looked up from this book and saw everything around me in higher definition.” \u003cb\u003e—Lucy Tan, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat We Were Promised\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTiger’s Mouth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Gorgeous and profoundly moving, Kim Fu's \u003ci\u003eThe Valley of Vengeful Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare the lonely abyss of grief and all of its disorienting contours. Just when I thought I would drown, she brought me to the surface, gasping for air. An extraordinary and unforgettable novel.” \u003cb\u003e—Talia Lakshmi Kolluri, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat We Fed to the Manticore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“This book has all the weirdness, madness, and surreal beauty we’ve come to expect of Kim Fu’s work. Part psychological horror, part existential philosophy, and a whole lot of ghosts—a chilling and pitch perfect experience, I read it in one feverish dream.” \u003cb\u003e—Susie Yang, author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Fu\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two novels, a collection of poetry, and most recently, the story collection \u003ci\u003eLesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Washington State Book Award, the Pacific Northwest Book Award, and the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, as well as a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Ignyte Awards, and the Shirley Jackson Awards.  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