Book

The trees grew because I bled there : collected stories

Call Number

  • FICTION LARO (CEN)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

London : Titan Books, 2023.

Physical Description

205 pages ; 21 cm

Summary

"Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring for her infant niece; on-line posts chronicle a cancer diagnosis; a couple in the park with their small child encounter a stranger with horrific consequences; a toxic relationship reaches a terrifying resolution ... Originally published under the title The Strange Thing We Become and Other Dark Tales, this is a much-praised collection of deeply unsettling, painfully dark tales."--

Notes

Originally published as: The strange thing we become and other dark tales.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • You follow wherever they go
  • Bodies are for burning
  • The Strange thing we become
  • The Trees grew because I bled there
  • You're not supposed to be here
  • Where flames burned emerald as grass
  • I'll be gone by then
  • Please leave or I'm going to hurt you
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the author.

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