A Good Daughters Ghost

A babysitter faces the horror of longing for a life that might destroy her in this haunting debut for fans of Trang Thanh Tran.Sixteen-year-old Rachel Bei comes from a family of mediums and spiritual practitioners¡ªand she could not care less. Yes, there was that time she thought she saw her beloved w¨¤ip¨ not long after her death. But that was back in fifth grade, and grief does funny things to people. Now Rachel isn¡¯t just a skeptic; she¡¯s embarrassed by her mom¡¯s beliefs. That¡¯s one reason babysitting for the Morin family is so appealing. Their immaculate house and home-cooked dinners feel like an escape from Rachel¡¯s messier life with her mom. The Morins may be moving through grief of their own, but Rachel is impressed by the sense of normalcy they¡¯ve maintained for their daughter, Blythe . . . at least until Blythe tells Rachel she¡¯s been speaking to her dead sister Maddie, and her ghost does not want Rachel in the house.Drawing on Chinese folklore and suffused with a creeping dread that builds to a gruesome climax, this darkly immersive novel confronts family secrets, the stunning audacity of whiteness, and the ghosts we carry with us.