And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun

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.

Sister, I hear you. I feel your hands in the dirt, beckoning. I will answer your call – I’ll return. A chilling Korean Gothic YA novel.

About the Author: 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.

09 Oct 2025
 

And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun ISBN 9781836430520