Mexican gothic

Title:

Mexican gothic

Author:

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia, author.

ISBN:

9781432885380

Personal Author:

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia, author.

Edition:

Large print edition.

Publication Information:

[Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.

2020

Physical Description:

487 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.

Series:

Thorndike Press large print core

Thorndike Press large print core series.

Abstract:

"After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemi 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 handsome Englishman, is a stranger. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemi, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family's past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. Noemi, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind."--Publisher description.

Subject Term:

Families -- Fiction.

Family secrets -- Fiction.

Haunted houses -- Mexico -- Fiction.

Genre:

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2357404

Holds: Copies:

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Library	Collection	Collection	Call Number	Status
Searching... Atwater Branch Library (Merced Co.)	Searching... Unknown	Large Print	LP MOR	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Beale Memorial Library (Kern Co.)	Searching... Unknown	Large Print Fiction	LP FIC MORENO-G SIL	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Fig Garden Branch (Fresno Co.)	Searching... Unknown	Large Print Book Area	MORENOG SI Mexican	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Madera County Library (Madera Co.)	Searching... Unknown	Large Print Shelves	MORENOG SI Mexican	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Merced Main Library (Merced Co.)	Searching... Unknown	Large Print	LP MOR	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Politi Branch Library (Fresno Co.)	Searching... Unknown	Large Print Book Area	MORENOG SI Mexican	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Woodward Park Library (Fresno Co.)	Searching... Unknown	Large Print Book Area	MORENOG SI Mexican	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "It's Lovecraft meets the Bront s in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird."-- The Guardian

IN DEVELOPMENT AS A HULU ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES PRODUCED BY KELLY RIPA AND MARK CONSUELOS

An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . .From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes "a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror" ( Kirkus Reviews ) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.

After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noem 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 handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noem knows little about the region.

Noem is also an unlikely rescuer: She's a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are 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 husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noem ; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with visions of blood and doom.

Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noem , but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family's past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family's once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noem digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.

And Noem , mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.

"It's as if a supernatural power compels us to turn the pages of the gripping Mexican Gothic ."-- The Washington Post

"Mexican Gothic is the perfect summer horror read, and marks Moreno-Garcia with her hypnotic and engaging prose as one of the genre's most exciting talents." -- Nerdist

"A period thriller as rich in suspense as it is in lush '50s atmosphere." -- Entertainment Weekly