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Title:
Night side of the river : ghost stories
Edition:
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
New York : Grove Press, 2023.
Physical Description:
viii, 306 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780802161512
Abstract:
"A captivating collection of ghost stories from "one of the most gifted writers working today" (New York Times), Night Side of the River is as ingeniously provocative as it is downright spooky. In this delightfully chilling collection, the iconic Jeanette Winterson turns her fearless gaze to the realm of ghosts, interspersing her own encounters with the supernatural alongside hair-raising fictions. Lifting the veil between the living and the dead, Winterson spirits us away to a haunted estate that ensnares a nomadic young couple in its own dark past, a staged immersive ghost tour gone awry, a West Village séance that threatens the bounds between AI and reality, and a vacation home in the metaverse where a widow visits an improved version of her deceased husband. Gloriously gothic and unnervingly contemporary, Night Side of the River examines grief, revenge, and the myriad ways in which technology can disrupt the boundary between life and death"-- Provided by publisher.
General Note:
"First published in Great Britain in 2023 by Jonathan Cape, an imprint of Vintage, which is part of the Penguin Random House group."--Title page verso.
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Language:
English
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