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THAT WHICH FEEDS US
* Lead title!
* Sold in a 5-house auction, in a significant deal!
* This sold to a young adult publisher, but it could easily sit on an adult list.
* Listen to our short podcast about THAT WHICH FEEDS US: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tfagerness/episodes/Taryn-talks-THAT-WHICH-FEEDS-US-by-Keala-Kendall-e37n1st
* Taryn Fagerness Agency handles British and translation rights.
Tagline: Set in Hawai'i at an exclusive private island resort where danger simmers below the exquisite surface, this haunting gothic mystery explores the traumatic aftereffects of colonialism.
About THAT WHICH FEEDS US: Hidden off the coast of Maui, Kōpa`a Resort is a private island getaway built into the bones of an old sugarcane plantation. Here, a lucky handful of guests—referred to as planters—get to sample the island's world-famous persimmons.
Nineteen-year-old Lehua Sayers is a college dropout-turned-mortician's assistant from Phoenix. She never thought she’d visit Hawai’i, her family's ancestral homeland—let alone a place like Kōpa`a. But when her estranged twin sister Ohia stops returning her calls, Lehua follows her to the resort. Except Ohia is not on Kōpa`a—not anymore.
According to the resort's taciturn manager, Ohia returned to Maui a week ago. But when Lehua attempts to leave the island, its one boat departs without her. Stranded on the tech-free resort with no external communication for three days, Lehua decides to investigate Ohia’s motives for coming to the island. With the help of another Hawaiian girl working at the resort, Lehua discovers the island’s dark history hidden beneath its tourist facade and revered persimmon grove.
Far from a paradise, the resort’s welcoming atmosphere turns sinister as Lehua becomes convinced her sister didn't just leave—she was running from something, and now Lehua is trapped on the island with it. To save herself and find her sister, Lehua will have to confront the island’s bloody past and what lurks in the old plantation's cane fields before it consumes her entirely.
Things to know: Lehua is queer and likes another girl on the island, a worker, and they share a kiss or two. This book is scary! There is murder, a little bit of body horror, and pure evil!
About the author: Keala Kendall is the Native Hawaiian author of How Far I’ll Go, writing for Disney’s New York Times bestselling A Twisted Tale series, and a cofounder of Pacific Islanders in Publishing. Born in Hawai’i, she now lives as a part of the Hawaiian diaspora in Los Angeles with her partner and their dog, Mele. www.kealakendall.com
What’s next: Random House signed up a second gothic YA, WHERE TANGLED ROOTS LIE, which will publish in summer 2027.
Praise for THAT WHICH FEEDS US:
“A creeping, bloody horror wrapped in sweet fruits and sugarcane; this astounding book is both a finger pointed directly at the rotting heart of colonial greed and a truly heart-pounding mystery.” – Andrew Joseph White, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Compound Fracture
“Set on a haunted plantation, That Which Feeds Us is a fierce debut with vivid prose, where the lasting effect of colonialism almost suffocates you. The dreamy landscape and rich characters are lovingly rendered, and Kendall digs to the rotten core, making this the very best of YA horror. A must read.” –Jamison Shea, author of Roar of the Lambs
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