Description
In the uneasy aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, a newly married lesbian couple arrives in a conservative Indiana college town seeking a fresh start—only to discover that their “new” home is not as empty as it seems. As Rachel throws herself into her tenure-track career and Emma grapples with the pressure of being an adjunct in her wife’s shadow, the house becomes a battleground where private grief, ambition, and resentment collide. When strange disturbances escalate into deliberate sabotage, the story widens to reveal the former homeowners’ own desperation and the fragile bargains people make when stability collapses. With Andrea Uptmor’s intimate, sharply observed style, the novel explores themes of displacement, economic precarity, queer domestic life, and the terrifying ways loss can turn into control—until the truth forces everyone to confront what they’ve been trying to survive.
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Published Jul 21, 2026
ISBN: 9780316602211
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Details
First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The New People by Andrea Uptmor.