For the avid reader, discerning collector and real Silvia Moreno-Garcia - fan (to be),
a very good, signed 1st US edition / later printing hardcover copy of
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mexican Gothic
Del Rey, New York / US, 2020
Your copy was signed and dated (2021) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia in person at Massy Books in Vancouver, BC / CA (where Silvia lives) in August 2021. The two copies vary slightly in the signature: one is signed in black marker to the half title page, the other one twice: in pen to the half title and in marker to the start page . Both copies show absolutely minor transport wear (still collector's and gift quality; other than that unread and like new; see photos).
"An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a
brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From
the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.
After
receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for
someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High
Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what
she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a
stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
Noemí is
also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic
gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than
amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable
will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is
both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who
seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself,
which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son.
Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding
dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind
the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded
mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she
unearths stories of violence and madness.
And Noemí, mesmerized
by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it
impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind." (penguinrandomhouse.com)
"Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed speculative novels Gods of Jade and Shadow, Signal to Noise, Certain Dark Things, and The Beautiful Ones; and the crime novel Untamed Shore. She has edited several anthologies, including the World Fantasy Award–winning She Walks in Shadows (aka Cthulhu’s Daughters). She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia." (penguinrandomhouse.com)