Magnolia is broke and desperate when she takes a job at a funeral home — dressing up as the dead for private viewings. The pay is good. The clients are wealthy. And the line between the living and dead starts to blur. A Southern Gothic debut about what it costs to let rich people consume you.
Clean — gothic horror, not romance.
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Moods: Eerie Southern Gothic Dark Layered
Tropes: Funeral Home Racial Exploitation Body Double Working Class
Yes — Monica Brashears' first novel.
Southern Gothic with horror elements — more atmospheric than gory.
Central to the story — the exploitation is the point.