Deliver Us From Memory
A gothic horror × literary fiction novella by Agas Ramirez
The death of her grandfather and the demands of his will loom large on Juliana Montellano, whose quick visit to her hometown makes it clear that her family's past cannot so easily be left behind.As the Montellano heirs descend on their ancestral house for the pa-siyam, they must all come face to face with the ghosts they have made and unmade.Deliver Us From Memory is a contemporary gothic tale that navigates faith and superstition, the personal and the political, love and guilt, and the weight of secrets that span generations.This edition includes the magical realist short story, “Viva Señor.”
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Selected Reviews
“Messy, Funny, and So Filipino”A story confronting Filipino familial and extramarital taboos, told through an uncomfortable yet humorous confluence of traditional Filipino, Catholic, and pagan traditions. It surfaces familial relationships that would otherwise go unspoken, protecting the collective face of the family against kahihiyan, and breaking from the commonly held aspiration of the nuclear Filipino family.— Paulo O.
"Read in one sitting"As a Filipina reader, I felt and lived in the universe that the writer took us to. Folklore, family history, drama, humor neatly rolled into the story most middle class Filipinos could definitely relate to.I especially liked the POV of the things in the house bringing in the mystical elements to the story. Agas Ramirez's story-telling reminds me of Mariana Enriquez so if you're a fan, I think you will like this one.— R.B. (ARC Reviewer)
“Think Shirley Jackson but set in the Philippines"This book is best described as a comfort read: returning home to discover family secrets, objects that talk, blinding heat that causes delirium. Think Shirley Jackson but set in the Philippines. Stories of hauntings that don’t scare you due to its realness and closeness. The kind of darkness that engulfs.— Anisa Menur M.
“A truly scandalous and thrilling story”I can’t get over how plausibly alive this story is. Despite some truly unbelievable events, you can’t help but think—yeah...tita would probably do that. It’s crazy. If you’ve ever gone back to that generational house in the provinces, you’ll know exactly how this book will feel.The pacing is great and the characters really jump off the page. It’s a truly scandalous and thrilling story in the way a Filipino family drama could be. Because obviously, the perfect time to discover some horrific family history is at lolo’s Catholic funeral!— @biblioczezka
“The Montellanos had deep, dark secrets”I was amazed at how she built up the setting of the novel: a characteristically Filipino family scene where their patriarch dies, and the family members gather in their ancestral home to commemorate the deceased. But unlike many usual Filipino families mourning their loss of a loved one, the Montellanos had deep, dark secrets. These are unraveled by the protagonist, Juliana, in search of answers to her vague, long-forgotten, childhood memories, triggering the main chain of events.— R.P. Pineda
Book detailsDeliver Us From Memory
A contemporary gothic novella by Agas RamirezPublished by 8Letters Bookstore & PublishingPaperback
ISBN-13: 978-621-10-2988-7
202 pages
Published 9 September 2026
Language: EnglishAlso available as an ebook
ISBN-13: 978-621-10-2986-3
Published 3 August 2026Contact: [email protected]