Shiva — Emily Ruth Verona

After a tragic accident took the life of her brother Thomas, Eva is struggling to move on with her life, counting cracks in the ceiling and trying not to fall off the wagon. But when the deceased Thomas shows up one evening in Eva's apartment to tell her that she’s the one who died, not him, reality begins to fracture. As the universe attempts to reconcile its cosmic mistake, the siblings must come to terms with a terrifying truth.

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Praise for Shiva

"Starting with poignant explorations of grief and the difficult, dangerous tangle of love and frustration between siblings, tensions in Emily Ruth Verona’s Shiva quickly ratchet to a white-knuckle, breath-stealing finish. I could not put this one down. A sharp and stunningly beautiful ghost story." — Jaima Fixsen, author of The Specimen

"Verona is unflinching in her portrayal of a sibling bond battered and stretched to its limits by guilt, frustration, resentment, and all the ugliness that comes with love. Shiva is grief horror as vicious and heartbreaking as family itself." — J.A.W. McCarthy, Bram Stoker Award and Shirley Jackson Award finalist, author of Sleep Alone

“Shiva is a startling exploration of grief, guilt, and spite through reverie, body horror, and unreliable narrators, unpacking a complex sibling relationship centred around what has been left unfinished. ” — Ai Jiang, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Linghun

"Intricately nuanced and unflinching, Shiva is a compulsive read that portrays grief with startling honesty. Verona's storytelling cuts deep in her latest work, where compassion is brandished as the knife hidden behind your back." — Grace R. Reynolds, Elgin Award-nominated author of The Lies We Weave and Neon Moon