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September House by Carissa Orlando (2023, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100593548612

ISBN-139780593548615

eBay Product ID (ePID)27058364905

Product Key Features

Book TitleSeptember House

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHorror, Ghost, Thrillers / Supernatural

Publication Year2023

GenreFiction

AuthorCarissa Orlando

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight19.4 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-060591

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Reviews"Shocking, electrifying, and absolutely original. Carissa Orlando takes us on a journey that moves from savagely funny to terrifying with the turn of a page. It's an unflinching exploration of the dark things we don't talk about, and it's a must read for horror fans." - Simone St. James , New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases "Why run from a haunted house when you can stay and ignore the ghosts? Just when you thought you'd seen everything a haunted house novel could do, The September House comes along and delivers an eerie, darkly funny, and emotionally grounded book about the ghosts that haunt houses and marriages." - Grady Hendrix , New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House "A rich and wholly satisfying haunted house novel about dark family secrets and patterns of destruction. It will charm you and terrify you and break your heart, often within the same sentence. An exhilarating debut ." - Rachel Harrison , National Bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle "A genre-blending masterpiece that is part horror, part complex psychological suspense, and part dark humor, all of it tied together with beautiful prose. It creeped me out in the best possible way." - Jesse Q. Sutanto, national bestselling author of I'm Not Done with You Yet "Simply outstanding. What starts as a slyly funny story about a mild-mannered woman and her very haunted house turns into a chilling examination of abuse and resilience. Somehow, Orlando has crafted a tale that is both macabre and triumphant. - Mallory O'Meara , National bestselling author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon "Peel back The Yellow Wallpaper , check out of The Overlook , and say farewell to Hill House... There's a new haunted house on the market and Carissa Orlando is the realtor of our nightmares. You'll never want to leave once you start reading." - Clay McLeod Chapman , Author of Ghost Eaters, "Shocking, electrifying, and absolutely original. Carissa Orlando takes us on a journey that moves from savagely funny to terrifying with the turn of a page. It's an unflinching exploration of the dark things we don't talk about, and it's a must read for horror fans." - Simone St. James , New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases "Why run from a haunted house when you can stay and ignore the ghosts? Just when you thought you'd seen everything a haunted house novel could do, The September House comes along and delivers an eerie, darkly funny, and emotionally grounded book about the ghosts that haunt houses and marriages." - Grady Hendrix , New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House "This utterly original haunted house tale is a joy." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A rich and wholly satisfying haunted house novel about dark family secrets and patterns of destruction. It will charm you and terrify you and break your heart, often within the same sentence. An exhilarating debut ." - Rachel Harrison , National Bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle "A genre-blending masterpiece that is part horror, part complex psychological suspense, and part dark humor, all of it tied together with beautiful prose. It creeped me out in the best possible way." - Jesse Q. Sutanto, national bestselling author of I'm Not Done with You Yet "Simply outstanding. What starts as a slyly funny story about a mild-mannered woman and her very haunted house turns into a chilling examination of abuse and resilience. Somehow, Orlando has crafted a tale that is both macabre and triumphant. - Mallory O'Meara , National bestselling author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon "Peel back The Yellow Wallpaper , check out of The Overlook , and say farewell to Hill House... There's a new haunted house on the market and Carissa Orlando is the realtor of our nightmares. You'll never want to leave once you start reading." - Clay McLeod Chapman , Author of Ghost Eaters, "A rich and wholly satisfying haunted house novel about dark family secrets and patterns of destruction. It will charm you and terrify you and break your heart, often within the same sentence. An exhilarating debut ." - Rachel Harrison , National Bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle, "Why run from a haunted house when you can stay and ignore the ghosts? Just when you thought you'd seen everything a haunted house novel could do, The September House comes along and delivers an eerie, darkly funny, and emotionally grounded book about the ghosts that haunt houses and marriages." - Grady Hendrix , New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House "A rich and wholly satisfying haunted house novel about dark family secrets and patterns of destruction. It will charm you and terrify you and break your heart, often within the same sentence. An exhilarating debut ." - Rachel Harrison , National Bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle "Simply outstanding. What starts as a slyly funny story about a mild-mannered woman and her very haunted house turns into a chilling examination of abuse and resilience. Somehow, Orlando has crafted a tale that is both macabre and triumphant. - Mallory O'Meara , National bestselling author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon "Peel back The Yellow Wallpaper , check out of The Overlook , and say farewell to Hill House... There's a new haunted house on the market and Carissa Orlando is the realtor of our nightmares. You'll never want to leave once you start reading." - Clay McLeod Chapman , Author of Ghost Eaters, "Shocking, electrifying, and absolutely original. Carissa Orlando takes us on a journey that moves from savagely funny to terrifying with the turn of a page. It's an unflinching exploration of the dark things we don't talk about, and it's a must read for horror fans." - Simone St. James , New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases "Why run from a haunted house when you can stay and ignore the ghosts? Just when you thought you'd seen everything a haunted house novel could do, The September House comes along and delivers an eerie, darkly funny, and emotionally grounded book about the ghosts that haunt houses and marriages." - Grady Hendrix , New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House "Complex and darkly funny, this creepy tale had me laughing out loud one minute and holding my breath the next." - People.com "This utterly original haunted house tale is a joy." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Margaret is a delightfully well drawn protagonist, sturdy, unflappable, and often dryly funny, but as the narrative unfurls, we learn that the reasons for her strictly regimented behavior are neither simple nor pleasant... The September House is a surprising, engaging debut." - Vulture.com ( Best Books of 2023 ) "A rich and wholly satisfying haunted house novel about dark family secrets and patterns of destruction. It will charm you and terrify you and break your heart, often within the same sentence. An exhilarating debut ." - Rachel Harrison , National Bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle "The metaphor is layered and at times heartbreaking, as secrets held by both a house and a family come to light with terrifying poignancy in this wonderfully eerie debut." - Library Journal (starred review) "Every once in a while, a story comes along that fully upends a genre in the most beautiful way, essentially reinventing the notion of what's possible within that genre. Now, author Carissa Orlando, a horror enthusiast, has written that very story." - Shondaland.com "A genre-blending masterpiece that is part horror, part complex psychological suspense, and part dark humor, all of it tied together with beautiful prose. It creeped me out in the best possible way." - Jesse Q. Sutanto, national bestselling author of I'm Not Done with You Yet " The September House is a riveting adventure that will grab you by the ankles and drag you down into the pitch-black basement you've been warned to avoid." - Bookpage "Simply outstanding. What starts as a slyly funny story about a mild-mannered woman and her very haunted house turns into a chilling examination of abuse and resilience. Somehow, Orlando has crafted a tale that is both macabre and triumphant. - Mallory O'Meara , National bestselling author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon "Orlando's debut is a ghostly psychological tale of victims of unrestrained violence and murder...Offer this to fans of spooky haunted-house tales like Grady Hendrix's How to Sell a Haunted House (2023)." - Booklist "Peel back The Yellow Wallpaper , check out of The Overlook , and say farewell to Hill House... There's a new haunted house on the market and Carissa Orlando is the realtor of our nightmares. You'll never want to leave once you start reading." - Clay McLeod Chapman , Author of Ghost Eaters

SynopsisWhen Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street - for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price - they couldn't believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the hauntings. Every September, the walls drip blood. The ghosts of former inhabitants appear, and all of them are terrified of something that lurks in the basement. Most people would flee. Margaret is not most people. Margaret is staying. It's her house. But after four years Hal can't take it anymore, and he leaves abruptly. Now, he's not returning calls, and their daughter Katherine - who knows nothing about the hauntings - arrives, intent on looking for her missing father. To make things worse, September has just begun, and with every attempt Margaret and Katherine make at finding Hal, the hauntings grow more harrowing, because there are some secrets the house needs to keep., "Why run from a haunted house when you can stay and ignore the ghosts? Just when you thought you'd seen everything a haunted house novel could do, The September House comes along and delivers an eerie, darkly funny, and emotionally grounded book about the ghosts that haunt houses and marriages."- Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this compulsively readable, twisty, and layered debut novel. When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street--for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price--they couldn't believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the hauntings. Every September, the walls drip blood. The ghosts of former inhabitants appear, and all of them are terrified of something that lurks in the basement. Most people would flee. Margaret is not most people. Margaret is staying. It's her house. But after four years Hal can't take it anymore, and he leaves abruptly. Now, he's not returning calls, and their daughter Katherine--who knows nothing about the hauntings--arrives, intent on looking for her missing father. To make things worse, September has just begun, and with every attempt Margaret and Katherine make at finding Hal, the hauntings grow more harrowing, because there are some secrets the house needs to keep.

LC Classification NumberPS3615.R529S47 2023