Literary Fiction

Hungry Ghosts

by Sally Heinrich

Sarah resists her father's Australian assimilation while her mother clings to Asian traditions, and hungry ghosts slip through the cracks of their cultural displacement. Heinrich explores immigrant identity through the lens of folklore, where belonging is haunted and family secrets manifest as literal spirits. A middle-grade exploration of diaspora, haunting, and finding home between worlds.

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