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Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Description for Mexican Gothic
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'You don't read this book so much as surrender to it. A dark and heady swoon' THE GUARDIAN
'As rich is suspense as it is in lush '50s atmosphere' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to save me.
After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, socialite Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find - her cousin's husband, a ... Read morehandsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
Noemí is more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she's also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: not of her cousin's new alluring, menacing husband; not of his father; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with dark visions.
For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family's once colossal wealth and faded mining empire keeps them safe from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper, she unearths stories of violence and madness.
And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may find it impossible to escape.
'Darkly brilliant and captivating' YANGSZE CHOO, bestselling author of The Fox Wife
'Moreno-Garcia gets it absolutely right' THE TELEGRAPH Show Less
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Quercus Publishing
Place of Publication
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About Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the multi-award-winning author of Mexican Gothic (a New York Times bestseller), Gods of Jade and Shadow (one of Time magazine's top 100 fantasy novels of all time), The Beautiful Ones, Certain Dark Things, the noir thrillers Untamed Shore and Velvet was the Night, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Silver Nitrate and the forthcoming The Seventh Veil of ... Read moreSalome. She has won the Locus and British Fantasy awards for her work as a novelist, and the World Fantasy Award as an editor. Born and brought up in Mexico, she now lives in Vancouver, Canada. Show Less
Reviews for Mexican Gothic
Clever, wicked and winning. Moreno-Garcia well and truly hits the mark with Mexican Gothic
Angela Slatter, author of the World Fantasy Award-winning The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings
Blends chilling scenes of all-out horror with elements of traditional gothic . . . It's Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America
Guardian
With peculiar characters, a family ... Read morecurse and enough suspense to hold the reader's attention, it is the perfect summer read
The Lady
This pitch-perfect Gothic tale is a delicious, delicious delight
Heat
Masterful . . . a gloriously moody adventure. Spooky, smart, and wry. Chic, no-nonsense Noemí Taboada is one hell of a tour guide through this world of mystery, scandal and spirits
Victor LaValle, author of The Changeling
Darkly brilliant and captivating. Readers who love old houses and family secrets will devour this book (as I did!). The setting itself - High Place, with its reputation for devouring the dreams of young women - is a character in this marvelously fantastical novel. From 1950s glamorous Mexican high society to the crumbling pride of an abandoned silver mine, Moreno-Garcia enthralls with this twisty tale of love and betrayal
Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Tiger and The Ghost Bride
Tense, atmospheric and beautifully written, Mexican Gothic will carry readers back in time to 1950s Mexico where a dark secret looms large, insidiously winding its way through the pages. A spellbinding, suspenseful, immersive read!
Chanel Cleeton, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of The Last Train to Key West
A gorgeous piece of work . . . absolutely terrifying, and it has stayed with me in a powerful way
Sarah Gailey, Hugo Award-winning author of Magic for Liars
So powerful I sometimes had to look away . . . plays all the classic Gothic tropes with deft confidence while weaving in a much more modern and visceral strain of horror
Vivian Shaw, author of the Dr Greta Helsing series
Stylish and sinister . . . a gothic masterpiece
Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds
A fitting example of a new American Gothic novel, as Moreno-Garcia re-imagines this classic genre. You'll certainly find yourself caught between gasps of horror as you start to unravel this mysterious story, just remember to leave the light on as you sit down for a good read
Starburst
When it comes to the horror, though, Moreno-Garcia gets it absolutely right... it's enormously fun
Telegraph
Moreno-Garcia is having a blast playing with the conventions of Gothic literature
Locus
Moreno-Garcia writes with heated abandon . . . Mexican Gothic's fearsome storytelling can't be contained
Shelf Awareness
Moreno-Garcia weaves elements of Mexican folklore with themes of decay, sacrifice, and rebirth, casting a dark spell all the way to the visceral and heart-pounding finalé. Fans of gothic classics like Rebecca will be enthralled
Kirkus
Mexican Gothic terrified and fascinated me. Silvia Moreno-Garcia proves once again that she's a genre-jumping wizard, one of the most exciting and necessary authors writing today
Charlie Jane Anders, award-winning author of The City in the Middle of the Night
A shiver-inducing tale combining touches of Northanger Abbey with bits of the Gormenghast trilogy thrown in for good measure . . . a fascinating atmosphere of dark dreams and intrigue
Booklist
Moreno-Garcia's energetic romp through the gothic genre is delightfully bonkers . . . [getting] wilder and stranger with every chapter
Publishers Weekly
[An] original, well-paced novel . . . great gothic elements with a little VanderMeer creativity thrown in
Library Journal
An inspiring and totally original homage to Gothic stories of yore, Moreno-Garcia introduces readers to an awesomely creepy place and extremely evil family whose grip on power relies upon their ability to trap others in their venomous web . . . this is not your mother's Gothic tale
Becky Spratford, RA for All
Heart-thumping thriller-chiller
Lancashire Evening Post
This twisty horror fantasy is engrossing and wonderfully repulsive
Buzzfeed
A gothic chiller, set in 1950s Mexico, that will clamp you in its icy embrace and linger like a nightmare
Daily Mail
A gripping read and, despite the horror and violence of the story, it's a strangely beautiful one. This is an impressive chiller-thriller; the writing is steeped in the spirit of the Victorian gothic tale and it's as well done as any recent homage
Barry Forshaw on Crime Time
Immersive and suspenseful, Mexican Gothic is up there with this year's best novels
Culturefly
Intriguing and disturbing, what starts as a slow burn ends up an unsettling edge-of-the-seat page-turner
The Skinny
There are echoes of Mary Stewart and Daphne du Maurier, but Moreno-Garcia has plenty of satisfying twists of her own
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A superb fireside evening read
NB magazine
A pitch-perfect Gothic novel . . . You will be left unsettled, unsteady, and uncertain. You will also be left satisfied
NPR
The genre's palette is typically limited, but it doesn't necessarily have to be-as Mexican Gothic amply, deliriously, and gloriously demonstrates. No lazy afternoon spent reading it will ever feel wasted
Slate
It's as if a supernatural power compels us to turn the pages of the gripping Mexican Gothic
The Washington Post
A period thriller as rich in suspense as it is in lush '50s atmosphere
Entertainment Weekly
The books starts off with a mystery and slowly descends into horror that grips you to the page
Uptown Oracle
I love a good gothic horror novel and Mexican Gothic didn't disappoint
The Indian Express
Gripping, terrifying, atmospheric and suspenseful
Big Issue North’s best books of 2020
A deeply, creepy read...builds to a strange, pulsing, psychedelic ending
SFX Magazine
This novel gives classic tropes a fresh and thrilling take
Big Issue: Top 5 books if you're into Gothic tales
Stylish and edgy . . . While the book draws inspiration from Gothic classics like Rebecca and Jane Eyre - there is a spunky female protagonist and an ancient house filled with disturbing secrets - its archly intelligent tone and insightful writing make Mexican Gothic an original escape to an eerie world
The New York Times
An inspired mash-up of Jane Eyre, Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho, Dracula, Rebecca and that 1958 classic sci-fi movie, The Blob . . . Inventive and smart, [Mexican Gothic is] injecting the Gothic formula with some fresh blood
NPR’s Fresh Air
[An] irresistibly dark feminist reimagining of the Gothic fantasy novel . . . It's all wonderfully creepy, blending chilling scenes of horror with classic Gothic tropes for a seductive and subversive tale. A book to devour in a few - very thrilling - sittings
Vanity Fair
The author's postcolonial spin on the gothic tradition evokes the usual suspects: Daphne du Maurier, Emily Brontë, Mary Shelley, even Anne Radcliffe. Like those authors, Moreno-Garcia works in a tradition in which chills and thrills tap into elemental cultural fears-runaway science, carnal passion. But to these she adds a more politically inflected horror, both ancient and timely
Los Angeles Times
A new classic of the genre . . . alluring and foreboding, ambiguous and beautiful. And like its heroine Noemí, it's ambitious, determined, and well worth getting to know
Chicago Review of Books
This twisty horror fantasy is engrossing and wonderfully repulsive. . . . This is a must-read for fans of gothic writers like the Brontës, Daphne du Maurier, and Shirley Jackson, and also for those who enjoy the feminist, surreal fiction of Carmen Maria Machado
Buzzfeed
Deliciously creepy . . . Read it with your lights on - and know that strange dreams might begin to haunt you, as they haunted Noemí
Vox
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