Bending to Earth - by Brian Showers & Maria J Giakaniki (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Irish women have long produced literature of the gothic, uncanny, and supernatural. <em>Bending to Earth</em> draws together twelve such tales, showcasing a diverse range of imaginative writing which spans the better part of a century..</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Irish women have long produced literature of the gothic, uncanny, and supernatural. <em>Bending to Earth</em> draws together twelve such tales. While none of the authors herein were considered primarily writers of fantastical fiction during their lifetimes, they each wandered at some point in their careers into more speculative realms - some only briefly, others for lengthier stays.</p><p><br></p><p>Names such as Charlotte Riddell and Rosa Mulholland will already be familiar to aficionados of the eerie, while Katharine Tynan and Clotilde Graves are sure to gain new admirers. From a ghost story in the Swiss Alps to a premonition of death in the West of Ireland to strange rites in a South Pacific jungle, <em>Bending to Earth</em> showcases a diverse range of imaginative writing which spans the better part of a century.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><em>"</em>Bending to Earth<em> is full of tales of women walled-up in rooms, of vengeful or unforgetting dead wives, of mistreated lovers, of cruel and murderous husbands . . . 'The De Grabrooke Monument', a previously uncollected story by Charlotte Riddell [ . . . ] is a significant coup for Giakaniki and Showers." </em>- <strong>The Irish Times</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>"Showers and Giakaniki have done a splendid job of collecting such a wide range of tales, and anyone who likes weird fiction will find a lot to entertain them . . . Here you will find fairy tales, ghost stories, horror, and much else that is Gothic and, yes, strange." </em>- <strong>Supernatural Tales</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>"</em>Bending to Earth<em> is a surprising, extraordinary anthology featuring twelve uncanny and supernatural stories from the nineteenth century, the authors of which are all Irish and all female . . . A highly recommended, extremely enjoyable anthology." </em>- <strong>British Fantasy Society</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>"</em>Bending to Earth<em> is a mix of superb, uncanny tales featuring (among other things) wandering spirits, tortured souls of both the earthly and ethereal sort, dream-like visions, and Irish ghost lore I can imagine listening to while seated beside a fire in an otherwise darkened and quiet room while outside a storm is raging and the wind is howling like the proverbial banshee." </em>- <strong>Oddly Weird Fiction</strong></p><p><br></p><br>
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