The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis

Returning solo to the dance studio where Zharie and her mother prepared together for West Coast Swing competitions is out of the question. To avoid these apparitions, she prefers to sit alone in her room in her aunt’s apartment, texting her internet friend, Mini. Zoraida Córdova, award-winning author of Labyrinth LostĪ terrifyingly grounded accounting of the monsters that haunt us.Zharie’s mother began turning into a zombie five days before she died, and Zharie has been seeing the undead everywhere ever since. Lewis explores love and death in a debut that is tender, poetic, and wholly original.” “A wonderful book full of lyrical prose, but also grief-and the painful, sometimes beautiful, steps we take to get through it.”- Jessica Lewis, author of Bad Witch Burning “A lament, but with fireworks.”- Nafiza Azad, author of The Wild Ones A must read for lovers of genre bending horror.”- Kalynn Bayron, best-selling author of Cinderella is Dead This story is an emotional and gripping take on the classic zombie archetype. Her moments of vulnerability feel familiar as do her moments of healing and joy. In American popular culture zombies have been used to represent our greatest fears and what do we fear more than losing the people we love? In Zharie, Lewis has created a perfectly imperfect character-someone who is learning to navigate grief and love and friendship all at once. “A devastatingly poignant tale of grief, healing, and the monsters we make of ourselves and of others. In this eerie and otherworldly story, Britney Lewis layers explorations of grief and love on the page like bright colors of paint on a canvas.”- Elise Bryant, author of Happily Ever Afters and One True Loves “ The Undead Truth of Us is unlike any book I’ve ever read before. I adore this book.'- Rebecca Podos, author of Lambda Award-winning novel Like Water 'THE UNDEAD TRUTH OF US is a revelation of a story, both macabre and magical, full of heartache, hope, and the infinite mysteries of love. 'The perfect blend of emotion, sweet romance, and creepy imagery, The Undead Truth of Us is a journey you won’t soon forget.'- Lauren Blackwood, New York Times best-selling author of Within These Wicked Walls Elle, New York Times best-selling author of Wings of Ebony 'Deeply healing and impossible to put down, The Undead Truth Of Us, is an affecting portrait of grief’s many shades, and an affirming reminder to live.”- J. I loved this striking, suspenseful, and deeply heartbreaking debut about a Black girl named Zharie on a quest to discover the truth about her mother and the darker parts of life and family! Spooky good.”- Jay Coles, author of Tyler Johnson Was Here and Things We Couldn't Say 'Britney Lewis has really nailed it with this one.

The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis