Elspeth Barker
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Elspeth Barker is one of those rare writers whose charisma can be felt through the page. Originally released in 1991, her only novel is an enigmatic, poetic, and dark-but-humorous story that plays with genre and Gothic aesthetic. Our young heroine, Janet, is ill-fated and yet the story is not about her end; it is an illumination and a celebration of her life in spite of the end. To fans of castles, brooding landscapes, witty narrative, or the... (read more)
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