{"product_id":"a-good-haunting-carol-mitchell-9781636143132","title":"A Good Haunting: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGROUNDED IN CONTEMPORARY LIFE AND INFUSED WITH TRADITIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e of Africa and the Caribbean, \u003cem\u003eA Good Haunting: Stories\u003c\/em\u003e spins myth, magic, and realism into heartrending tales of characters seeking love and connection. Death is the primary antagonist in each of these stories, sometimes appearing as death of self, other times as death of a loved one, and often as both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the title story, \"A Good Haunting,\" a widower in the midst of an unorthodox death ritual uses humor to deal with grief and guilt while coming to terms with unsavory details about his spouse's sudden death. In \"The Way of the Volt,\" an eighteenth-century African queen is made immortal, sold into slavery, and left to face a series of impossible choices that force her to struggle with what it means to be human. In \"The Sunset Toll,\" members of the last community on earth disappear one by one until there are just three people left, trying to maintain hope even as they question the forces that keep them trapped on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe characters wrestle with foes, agonize at crossroads, and face painful truths, all while grappling with grief, love, betrayal, motherhood, and ideas of home. Some triumph, some do not--but they all emerge irrevocably changed by their experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 163614313X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636143132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Carol Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48517081858303,"sku":"9781636143132","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81fd2b13-3814-4a02-b775-9c7c8f8ed197.jpg?v=1778729778","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-good-haunting-carol-mitchell-9781636143132","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}