There are families that raise you.

And families that haunt you.

After the death of her sister, Atis, Alma inherits her house and, along with it, something much worse: her presence.

After moving into her sister’s house with her husband and their six-year-old daughter, Alma begins to uncover her sister’s past and secrets. But Atis, even after her death, seems to be pulling the strings. Every revelation shows Alma that what she took for granted about herself and her sister is a lie. Every revelation pushes her present dangerously close to her past. And the moment past and present collide, Alma finds herself right in the middle.

There Within Me is a dark psychological novel about unresolved trauma and the importance of self-awareness. A story that poses a controversial question: What do you do when living becomes an unbearable burden?