On Sundays She Picked Flowers Pre-Order January 27th, 2026

On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield Pre-Order January 27th 2026

In this sinister and surreal Southern Gothic debut, a woman seeking refuge in the uncanny woods of southern Georgia must confront ghosts, haints, and—most dangerously—the truth buried deep within herself.

When Judith “Jude” Rice fled her violent childhood home, she believed distance alone could break her abusive mother’s grip. With no plan beyond survival, she wandered south until the dense forests of Georgia called to her. There, Jude finds shelter in a decaying house as haunted by bloodshed, sorrow, and secrets as she is.

In the eerie quiet of the woods, Jude learns to coexist with the spirits that linger around her—tending to the land, soothing restless haints, and embracing the strange, feral magic woven through the house’s past. Over thirteen years, she transforms from a runaway burdened by trauma into a respected wisewoman and healer, rebuilding herself leaf by leaf, bone by bone.

But her fragile peace fractures when a mysterious woman appears on her doorstep. Beautiful and unsettling, the stranger awakens a desire Jude can’t ignore—and violent impulses she thought she buried long ago. As this magnetic presence unravels the memories Jude has fought to suppress, the forest whispers reminders of her bloodline, her rage, and the violence she may be destined to repeat.

Dark, atmospheric, and deeply emotional, On Sundays She Picks Flowers explores the haunting legacy of family trauma, the pull of retribution, and the fierce, quiet power of remaking oneself after being broken.

Perfect for fans of Southern Gothic fiction, folk horror, and literary tales of haunting and healing.