Resolve and Resistance in Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Groundbreaking Mexican Gothic

If these walls could talk…

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia debuted in 2016 with Signal to Noise.

While the Mexican-Canadian novelist has written several books since then, she is perhaps best known for her bestselling Mexican Gothic, which won an Aurora, Locus, and British Fantasy Award, and was shortlisted for a Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award. 

Not only is Mexican Gothic a thrilling entry into Moreno-Garcia’s body of work, it also showcases her ability to write gothic horror, earning apt comparisons to Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House as well as the works of Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro

What Is The Main Plot Of Mexican Gothic

Set in 1950s Mexico, Mexican Gothic follows socialite Noemí Taboada after receiving a curious yet chilling letter from cousin Catalina claiming someone is poisoning her and begging to be saved from doom and downfall.

With a sudden urgency, Noemí journeys to the equally curious yet chilling High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside; she is intent on ensuring her cousin is safe and sound after marrying a handsome yet mysterious stranger.