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First published in 2019, Starve Acre is eerie and suspenseful, but in a very elegant, subdued way. Its rural setting and folkloric elements place it firmly in the tradition of English folk horror genre, where there is a special - troubled - connection between the protagonists, the land and its numinous, uncanny presences.
From the provincial setting and character depictions, to insights into the spiritualist subculture peppered with Mantelโs skillful wit... Everything about this book was enjoyable. Add to that a rather unconventional and original approach to its themes, and you have a recipe for a great, genre-bending novel.
Clareโs short poem โSummer Moodsโ wonderfully captures the sense of enjoyment in a simple nature walk on a summer evening.
If youโre a fan of TV shows like Midsomer Murders, youโll love this book series by Faith Martin. Itโs mostly because of the cold, grey and uninviting January weather that Iโve only wanted to stay in latelyโa book in one hand, a nice cup of tea in the other. And this winter Iโve been very …
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