No man will call your house his home. And if they try, they will not have peace…
So goes the family curse, long handed down from generation to generation, ruining families and breaking hearts. And now it’s Eniiyi’s turn – who, due to her uncanny resemblance to her dead aunt, Monife, is already used to her family’s strange beliefs, as well as their insistence that she is a reincarnation. Still, when she falls in love with the handsome boy she saves from drowning, she can no longer run from her family’s history. Is she destined to live out the habitual story of love and heartbreak, or can she escape the family curse and the mysterious fate that befell her aunt?
A bold and mysterious novel about family curses and women threaded together through time and folklore * Diana Evans, author of A House for Alice *
Ingenious… Multi-layered and emotionally resonant… Confident and compelling * Big Issue *
A bold and emotional story of loss, love and destiny * Heat Magazine *
Gritty, other-worldly and lively with twists * Mail on Sunday *
Powerful… Still has its teeth in me * Red Magazine *
Dark and captivating * Stylist *
A taut, twisted tale of Gothic suspense and acid-drop humour * The I Paper *
A brilliantly crafted, devastating read * The Sun *
A worthy successor to My Sister, the Serial Killer… Pacey storytelling, nuanced characterisation and sharp dialogue… An immersive page-turner * Sunday Times *
Braithwaite’s strength lies in vivid characterisation: her women are headstrong, flawed and compelling… Cursed Daughters is compulsive reading * Financial Times *
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Imprint: Atlantic Books UK
Publication date: 23/09/2025
