Figurehead (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781914595059)

In this debut collection of stories Carly Holmes peers into every corner of the strange fiction genre: from rural gothic through to traditional ghost stories and the uncanny. Mothers turn into trees when the sun goes down; Russian Dolls mourn their missing sisters in rotting houses; men offer sacrifices to the monsters who embody their inner wildness; and murderous demons protect young girls' virginity. Ranging from flash fiction to novelette, these stories are in turn chilling, playful, and melancholy. The bonds of family and of community, both in their fracturing and their healing states, the uneasy relationship between living in the present and yearning for the past, are themes that thread their way through Figurehead. Every tale is rich with landscapes haunted by loss and longing.

Author: Carly Holmes
ISBN-10: 191459505X
ISBN-13: 9781914595059
Publisher: Parthian
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2022
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.16w x 0.92d