{"product_id":"the-water-house-nneoma-ike-njoku-9781668080931","title":"The Water House","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Creepy and atmospheric...gives the gothic novel an intriguingly fresh twist.\" --Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An unexplained tragedy. A handsome stranger. A house of ghosts and memories. In this fresh take on the Gothic tale, a young Nigerian woman returns to the family mansion where her brother died--only to find the past ready to consume her--perfect for readers of Tananarive Due and Silvia Moreno-Garcia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1967, Nigeria. Celia has been estranged from her family since they banished her to St. Agnes's reform school after her brother's death. When the school closes down, she has nowhere to go and no one to write for help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She secures a job as a typist, marking the beginning of a new chapter; she hopes to leave behind the demons of her past and become a normal, happier person. And when a charismatic yet secretive aspiring politician hires her to be his fiancé, Celia begins to dream of a possible new future. But when everything falls apart, Celia, in desperation, returns to her childhood home--the Water House. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There, Celia is confronted by her hostile mother, a past love, and the horrors that the house holds deep in its walls. As a civil war brews in the outside world, Celia begins to suspect that the truth behind her brother's death might be more sinister than she imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a twist on \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRebecca\u003c\/i\u003e, Nneoma Ife-Njoku weaves a mesmerizing story of a woman confronting a home where the past refuses to stay buried.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nneoma Ike-Njoku\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668080931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668080931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e S\u0026amp;s\/Summit Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Nneoma Ike-Njoku","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48807613399295,"sku":"9781668080931","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-water-house-nneoma-ike-njoku-9781668080931","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}