num_pages: 196
description: Jonah Sees Ghosts is a shocking, touching, and humorous debut novel that blends magical realism with a figurative study of the ways alcohol abuse shapes the personalities within a family. Resembling a stylish blend of S.E. Hinton, Stephen King, and Tom McGuane, Jonah Sees Ghosts tells the story of fifteen-year-old Jonah Hart, a boy with a problem he’s afraid to share: Not only does he see ghosts, but when he dreams at night, he leaves his body and travels in the ether—a compellingly addictive form of retreat.As the ghosts that plague him become more and more aggressive, Jonah withdraws into his dream world; when things there turn dangerous as well, the boy is forced to make a stand from the full depths of abandonment and isolation in a last stab at redemption. At its heart, Jonah Sees Ghosts is a story of love within dysfunction and the adaptability of the human spirit.
language: English
title: Jonah Sees Ghosts
titlecomplete: Jonah Sees Ghosts
ratings_count: 29
publisher: Akashic Books