{"product_id":"the-curse-of-hester-gardens","title":"The Curse of Hester Gardens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Need to Talk about Kevin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas if written by Jason Reynolds and Tananarive Due meets\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eModel Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Rivers Solomon in an innovative twist on the haunted house novel: about a mother desperate to protect her sons from the twin specters of gun violence and otherworldly menace in their public housing project.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNona McKinley raised three boys in the Hester Gardens section of Medford, Michigan, an impoverished community divided by those who follow their faith in God and those who turn to crime to survive. With her drug dealer husband behind bars and her eldest son shot to death at eighteen, Nona has devoted herself to ensuring her other children escape their brother’s fate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer second son Marcus is on the right path. He's a valedictorian heading to an Ivy League school. He can get out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut then, strange things start happening to Nona and other residents: mysterious footsteps are heard when she’s alone, people have phantom encounters in the streets, unattended appliances go off at all hours. Even more concerning is the state of Nona’s living sons. Her youngest, Lance, is hanging around with a bad crowd, and Marcus becomes moody and secretive. Sometimes he even seems to act like a different person entirely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNona has her secrets too. Her affair with the married church pastor has been weighing on her conscience, but that’s not the only guilt haunting her. She fears that someone—or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esomething\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— is seeking revenge for an act she made in a moment of weakness to protect her family. And now everyone in Hester Gardens must pay the price . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTamika Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Curse of Hester Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e. A former journalist and producer, she is also author of \u003ci\u003eUnshod\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCackling\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNaked\u003c\/i\u003e, which is the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner for Horror, as well as author of \u003ci\u003eSalamander Justice\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in several speculative fiction anthologies as well as in \u003ci\u003eInterzone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she hosts her own blog and newsletter, \u003ci\u003eTamika Talks Terror\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her online at \u003cu\u003etamikathompson.com \u003c\/u\u003eor on social media @tamikadthompson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Erewhon Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: March 31, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 448\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781645663195\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 8.5 X 6.0 X 1.4 inches | 1.1 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Horror, Popular Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tamika Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48109601685739,"sku":"9781645663195","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781645663195.jpg?v=1776441282","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/the-curse-of-hester-gardens","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}