'My darling, come to me!' At the instant when he attempted to embrace her his arms, suddenly turning rigid, remained outstretched. With a shriek of horror, he struggled to draw them back - struggled, in the empty brightness of the sunshine, as if some invisible grip had seized him.' Enter a world of dark romance, where Gothic tragedy meets tales of transgression against society and where death's parting of lovers may only be a temporary barrier. Romantic fiction expert Jo Parsons is the matchmaker between the reader and a carousel of authors from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries whose bewitching, classic short stories explore unearthly passions, ghostings (of the Gothic kind) and demonic dalliances.
About the AuthorJo Parsons is a Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at Falmouth University whose research is treading new ground in the field of Erotica and Romantic Fictions. Her new project explores popular women's writing from 1970-2000 with an emphasis on the Bonkbuster.
Book InformationISBN 9780712355551
Author Jo ParsonsFormat Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint British Library PublishingPublisher British Library Publishing
Series British Library Tales of the Weird