The Arb by Jon Smith Paperback

When a malevolent figure from Khmer folklore awakens Sothea and Gabe must navigate friendship family and the monster within to overcome a terrifying supernatural force and protect the society that shunned them.ampampnbspGabe a seventeenyearold labourer becomes besotted by the enigmatic Sothea after her family moves into the dilapidated manor house hes working on. Both are misfits and find it difficult to communicate with others but in those brief moments they have together be it a stolen glance a whispered exchange or a secret rendezvous they begin to discover and explore their true selves and feelings.But this idyllic blossoming romance is shattered when a malevolent figure from Khmer folklore an arb roams the night to feed on the unsuspecting.ampampnbspThe Arb is a dark comingofage tale that follows two neurodiverse teens who struggle to be accepted by a society that has little time or empathy for anyone whos different. A contemporary gothic paranormal layered in Arthurian legend with an Asian horror twist.