Carcoma

Every house holds the history of its inhabitants, but some are soaked in a past that will not stay buried. In a remote Spanish village stands a house that trembles with secrets, where voices whisper from beneath the beds and saints appear on the kitchen ceiling. Its only residents are a grandmother who speaks with the shadows living in the walls and her granddaughter, who has recently returned after an incident with the town's wealthiest family. Shunned by their neighbors in the daylight, they are the same people the villagers seek out for help under the cover of darkness.

Together, the two women begin to unravel the history of their home and the lineage of resentment, rage, and trauma they have inherited along with it. What they discover is that the shadows in the house have always been on their side. A story of gender and class revenge, this novel explores how violence and hatred can be passed down through generations, and how a house can become a vessel for a curse, a refuge, and a weapon, all at once. It is an unsettling look at how established order can be more terrifying than any ghost.