House of Yesterday

Sara is dealing with her parent's divorce when she encounters her grandmother's ghost in the house they're renovating. Her grandmother's dementia makes her feel less present, and as Sara explores the house's secrets, she must face the present, even if it means leaving her grandmother's younger self behind.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 13 December 2023
Publisher: Palgrave USA

Sixteen-year-old Sara is devastated by her parents' impending divorce when she encounters a haunting apparition of her grandmother in a house her family is renovating. However, her grandmother, Bibi Jan, is still alive, but her dementia is progressing, making her less present with each passing day. As Sara clings desperately to the living memories within the house, the secrets of her large Afghan-Uzbek family and her grandmother's complicated history begin to emerge. She knows that she must eventually face the present, despite the pain of leaving her grandmother's younger self behind. But will the house allow her to leave, or will it hold her captive in its haunting embrace?

Weight: 300g
Dimension: 208 x 135 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781250802965