![]() ![]() I almost didn’t want to read on, as I knew there was bereavement ahead. There are hints of family tragedies which he slowly introduces into the text. Woven into Parnell’s explorations is a meditation on grief. 1970s TV and film – particularly adaptations of books – is also an important theme. ![]() Writers featured include M R James, L P Hartley, William Hope Hodgson, Alan Garner, Susan Cooper, W G Sebald and Arthur Machen. The author travels to places which have resonance for him personally and which are also linked to his taste in literature (mainly traditional ghost stories and folk horror). ![]() These really enhance the atmosphere of the book.Įach chapter explores a different location in the British Isles and has an intriguing, evocative title, such as ‘Dark Waters’, ‘Goblin City’ and ‘Lonelier Than Ruin’. One of the best elements is the inclusion of many photographs – at least one every few pages – some of them taken by the author. This is a stunning, haunting memoir blended with nature writing and literary criticism. ![]()
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