Erika T. Wurth’s work has appeared in several online and journals, including BuzzFeed and the Kenyon Review. She is a Kenyon Review Writers Workshop Scholar, attended the Tin House Summer Workshop, and is a narrative artist for the Meow Wolf Denver installation. She is of Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee descent. White Horse: A Novel (Flatiron Books) is her debut book. Urban Indian Kari James’ life has been haunted by Heavy Metal, ripped jeans, Stephen King novels, and the occasional beer at the White Horse. But when her cousin, Debby, finds an old family bracelet that once belonged to Kari’s mother, it inadvertently calls up her mother’s ghost and a monstrous entity, and she can’t maintain her willful ignorance about her past. Haunted by visions and by this mysterious creature, Kari must search for what happened to her mother all those years ago. She can’t get help from her father or her Auntie Squeaker, and Debby’s anxious to help, but her controlling husband gets in the way. The journey to a truth long denied by her family and law enforcement pushes Kari to confront her dysfunctional relationships, thoughts about a friend she lost in childhood, and her desire for the one thing she’s always wanted but could never have.
