El escalofriante regreso de E.M. Carroll con un clásico contemporáneo cómic de terror.
Inspirada en la conocida novela gótica Rebecca, esta historia de dolor, fantasmas y la lucha por ser fiel a uno mismo ha sido triplemente nominada a los Eisner 2024.
Tras muchos años de soledad, Abby acaba de casarse. Conoció a David cuando este llegó al pueblo junto con su hija pequeña para intentar empezar de nuevo. Es extraño vivir a la sombra de su predecesora, pero Abby se esfuerza por ser una buena esposa y madre. Sin embargo, a medida que va averiguando detalles sobre la primera mujer de su marido, menos encajan entre ellos… Un misterio que la fascina y obsesiona, y que la lleva a enamorarse perdidamente por primera vez en la vida. El equilibrio de Carroll orquesta la historia: blanco y negro, color, texturas y tipografías.
«Un relato gótico cosido a un relato familiar y envuelto en una narrativa deslumbrante que parece que quiera escapar de la página. Este volumen es un libro encantado, un fascinante objeto maldito al que vuelvo una y otra vez». –Albert Monteys
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Winner of the 2024 LA Times Book Prize
Winner of the 2024 Lammy Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Comic
New York Times’ Notable Book of 2023
Winner of the 2024The Doug Wright Award for Best Book
In E.M. Carroll’s haunting adult graphic novel horror story A Guest in the House, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to realize that there’s a dark mystery surrounding his former wife’s death.
After many lonely years, Abby’s just gotten married. She met her new husband―a recently widowed dentist―when he arrived in town with his young daughter, seeking a new start. Although it’s strange living in the shadow of her predecessor, Abby does her best to be a good wife and mother. But the more she learns about her new husband’s first wife, the more things don’t add up. And Abby starts to wonder . . . was Sheila’s death really by natural causes? As Abby sinks deeper into confusion, Sheila’s memory seems to become a force all its own, ensnaring Abby in a mystery that leaves her obsessed, fascinated, and desperately in love for the first time in her life.
E.M. Carroll’s masterful balance of black and white, surreal colors, rich textures, and dramatic lettering is assured to bring this story to life and give readers a chill up their spine as they read.
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