Exploring the nuances of identity and perception, this collection showcases Nina Allan's mastery of blending the ordinary with the extraordinary. Each story is meticulously crafted, drawing on British macabre and slipstream traditions to create a haunting atmosphere. From the melancholic mystery of "Terminus" to the eerie beauty of the titular novella, "A Thread of Truth," Allan invites readers to reconsider familiar landscapes and emotions. Many tales in this collection are previously unpublished, offering fresh insights into her distinctive voice.
Exploring the nuances of identity and perception, this collection showcases Nina Allan's diverse narrative styles, blending the ordinary with hints of the extraordinary. The stories are deeply rooted in the modern world while drawing on British Macabre and Slipstream traditions. Each piece, including the melancholic "Terminus" and the haunting "A Thread of Truth," invites readers to reconsider familiar places and emotions. Many of these stories are previously unpublished, offering a fresh glimpse into Allan's elegant and thought-provoking storytelling.
Dennis Beaumont drove an ambulance in World War One. He returns home to
London, hoping to pick up his studies at Oxford and rediscover the love he
once felt for his fiancee Lucy. But nothing is as it once was.
A mind-bending short-story collection from award-winning science fiction author Nina Allan.A collection of short stories from the award-winning author of The Rift and The Dollmaker, Nina Allan. This compilation brings together rarely seen tales spanning the vast breadth of Allan's writing career for the first time. It also includes a brand-new introduction and one never-before-published story. Locus has described Nina as 'a subversive writer... playing with both the familiar protocols of genre and with the nature of the reading experience itself.' This is a stunning collection from one of the most astute and innovative voices writing today.
A masterful new novel by author of The Dollmaker, about a mysterious murder on
a Scottish island and the nefarious influence of the fairy people known as
'the good neighbours'.
'Enticingly mysterious... akin to the best alternative history fiction... will
keep readers fascinated for hours.' Publishers Weekly§§'a brilliantly weird
world that's utterly riveting' - Kirkus Reviews§§'Evocative, descriptive and
emotionally resonant' - Skiffy and Fanty
INFORMATION WANTED ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF DOLLMAKER EWA CHAPLIN AND/OR FRIENDSHIP, CORRESPONDENCE. PLEASE REPLY TO: BRAMBER WINTERS.Stitch by perfect stitch, Andrew Garvie makes exquisite dolls in the finest antique style. Like him, they are diminutive, but graceful, unique and with surprising depths. Perhaps that's why he answers the enigmatic personal ad in his collector's magazine.Letter by letter, Bramber Winters reveals more of her strange, sheltered life in an institution on Bodmin Moor, and the terrible events that put her there as a child. Andrew knows what it is to be trapped; and as they knit closer together, he weaves a curious plan to rescue her.On his journey through the old towns of England he reads the fairytales of Ewa Chaplin - potent, eldritch stories which, like her lifelike dolls, pluck at the edges of reality and thread their way into his mind. When Andrew and Bramber meet at last, they will have a choice - to remain alone with their painful pasts or break free and, unlike their dolls, come to life.A love story of two very real, unusual people, The Dollmakeris also a novel rich with wonders: Andrew's quest and Bramber's letters unspool around the dark fables that give our familiar world an uncanny edge. It is this touch of magic that, like the blink of a doll's eyes, tricks our own . . .
