{"product_id":"a-house-unsettled-by-trynne-delaney","title":"A House Unsettled by Trynne Delaney","description":"\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Who built this house? Whose money? Whose blood?”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eGhosts aren’t the only thing that can haunt a house. Trynne Delaney’s debut novel explores the insidious legacies of violence and oppression–and how Black, queer love and resistance can disrupt them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eWith her dad’s incarceration, escalating fights with her mom, and an overbearing stepdad she’s not sure she can trust, Asha is desperate for the fresh start promised by a move to the country. Her great aunt Aggie’s crumbling, pest-ridden house isn’t exactly what she had in mind, but the immediate connection she makes with her new neighbor Cole seems like a good sign. Soon, though, Asha’s optimism is shadowed by strange and disturbing occurrences within the old house’s walls: footsteps stalking the halls; a persistent chill; cold hands around her neck in the middle of the night . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eFearing for her loved ones’ safety–and her own–Asha seeks out the source of these terrifying incidents and uncovers secrets from the past that connect her and Cole’s families and reach into the present. But as tensions with her mom and stepdad rise and Cole withdraws, Asha is left alone to try and break the cycle of violence that holds them all in its haunting grip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-a28487ad-7fff-f373-fe2b-85730750a8d9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrynne Delaney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethey\/them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a writer currently based in Tkaronto (Toronto). They are the author of \u003cem\u003ethe half-drowned\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of the QWF First Book Prize) and \u003cem\u003eA House Unsettled\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-a28487ad-7fff-f373-fe2b-85730750a8d9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Booktique","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":67617516585020,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4879\/8012\/files\/Image-front-cover_rb_modalcover.jpg?v=1790986557","url":"https:\/\/www.booktique.ca\/products\/a-house-unsettled-by-trynne-delaney","provider":"Booktique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}