New York: Bloomsbury, (2023). SIGNED first edition - The author's highly praised atmospheric first novel, a William C. Morris Debut Award finalist, one which combines a Gothic mystery with the devastation that colonialism left behind. "When Jade Nguyen arrives in Vietnam for a visit with her estranged father, she has one goal: survive five weeks pretending to be a happy family in the French colonial house Ba is restoring. She's always lied to fit in, so if she's straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough, she can get out with the college money he promised. But the house has other plans. Night after night, Jade wakes up paralyzed. . And at night Jade can't ignore the ghost of the beautiful bride who leaves cryptic warnings: Don't eat." SIGNED on the title page with the comment "Enjoy the feast!" 336 pp.