"When Aisha's fisherman father goes missing, she takes to the sea on a skeleton boat to rescue him. Guided by a talking scholar's cat, who sparks her interest in the mysterious House of Rust, she encounters three monsters hidden beneath the waves. All Aisha wants is for things to return to normal. But a showdown with the father of all sharks looms, and at home, things only grow stranger. A coming-of-age tale set amid the diasporic Hadrami culture in Mombasa, The House of Rust is a standout debut by a marvelous new voice"--Back cover.