Overview

Soojin has always known the rules – never bring back anything larger than her palm from the dead, but that was before Mirae died. The two Han sisters possess a secret unusual gift: the ability to reanimate the dead. Passed down through generations, Soojin and Mirae have brought back countless creatures - though always with the warning never to resurrect anything larger than what they can hold in their palms.  But when eldest daughter Mirae is found mysteriously drowned in the river that cuts through their small coastal town, freshly grieving 17-year-old Soojin can’t resist the impulse to bring her beloved sister back.  At first, the sisters delight in their reunion. But after their sleepy all-American-town is engulfed by a series of harrowing, unusual deaths, Soojin is forced to reckon with the fact that perhaps the sister she brought back isn’t the one she knew.

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'Yun beautifully captures the haunting of family myths in this slow-burn horror. Eerie and poignant, And the River Drags Her Down will sweep readers into its relentless current.' Trang Thanh Tran, author of She is a Haunting 'Compelling. Darkly beautiful and haunting, this gothic tale leads you on a captivating journey that will linger long after you’ve finished reading. I loved it.' Josh Silver, author of HappyHead 'A river-stained book about sisterhood, selfishness, and the human desire to be understood and loved… Heart-wrenchingly beautiful.' Andrew Joseph White, author of Hell Followed with Us 'Dark, taut, and perpetually stunning… Yun’s mesmerizing debut crafts a disquieting tale of lonely creatures unraveling loss, and what it means to return to yourself.' Wen-Yi Lee, author of The Dark We Know 'A modern folk horror that blends a love story between sisters with Korean lore and legend... I loved every second of it.' Melinda Salisbury, author of Hold Back the Tide 'An engrossing tale of grief, family, and the demands of the dead for justice. Yun crafts a tale that is by turns both eerie and compassionate, intimate and horrifying. An utterly compelling read.' Ann Sei Lin, author of Rebel Skies

'Yun beautifully captures the haunting of family myths in this slow-burn horror. Eerie and poignant, And the River Drags Her Down will sweep readers into its relentless current.' Trang Thanh Tran, author of She is a Haunting 'Compelling. Darkly beautiful and haunting, this gothic tale leads you on a captivating journey that will linger long after you’ve finished reading. I loved it.' Josh Silver, author of HappyHead 'A river-stained book about sisterhood, selfishness, and the human desire to be understood and loved… Heart-wrenchingly beautiful.' Andrew Joseph White, author of Hell Followed with Us 'Dark, taut, and perpetually stunning… Yun’s mesmerizing debut crafts a disquieting tale of lonely creatures unraveling loss, and what it means to return to yourself.' Wen-Yi Lee, author of The Dark We Know

'Yun beautifully captures the haunting of family myths in this slow-burn horror. Eerie and poignant, And the River Drags Her Down will sweep readers into its relentless current.' Trang Thanh Tran, author of She is a Haunting 'Compelling. Darkly beautiful and haunting, this gothic tale leads you on a captivating journey that will linger long after you’ve finished reading. I loved it.' Josh Silver, author of HappyHead 'A river-stained book about sisterhood, selfishness, and the human desire to be understood and loved… Heart-wrenchingly beautiful.' Andrew Joseph White, author of Hell Followed with Us 'Dark, taut, and perpetually stunning… Yun’s mesmerizing debut crafts a disquieting tale of lonely creatures unraveling loss, and what it means to return to yourself.' Wen-Yi Lee, author of The Dark We Know 'A modern folk horror that blends a love story between sisters with Korean lore and legend... I loved every second of it.' Melinda Salisbury, author of Her Dark Wings 'An engrossing tale of grief, family, and the demands of the dead for justice. Yun crafts a tale that is by turns both eerie and compassionate, intimate and horrifying. An utterly compelling read.' Ann Sei Lin, author of Rebel Skies 'Both unsettling and captivating, this is a beautifully written, eerie story of loss, grief and rage. A deeply compelling and haunting read.' Ravena Guron, author of This Book Kills 'And the River Drags Her Down is an extraordinary debut. It succeeds on multiple levels, as a creepy supernatural tale, as a powerful family drama, and as a profound meditation on grief that refuses to offer easy answers. Let this haunting, heart-wrenching tale of sisterhood drag you into its relentless current, you won’t want to come up for air.' Ginger Nuts of Horror

Author Information

Jihyun Yun is the author of the poetry collection Some Are Always Hungry. Her work has appeared in Best New Poets, AAWW The Margins, Adroit Journal, NinthLetter, and elsewhere. She currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she writes freelance bedtime stories for oration by celebrated voices such as Camila Cabello and Sam Heughan. Visit her at jihyunyun.com.

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