by A. S. Byatt
First published 2003
In these haunting tales, the mundane gives way to the unsettling. A walk in the woods resurrects childhood fears. A doctor and artist grapple with the mysteries of the body. A man glimpses his living wife's ghost. Byatt's characters confront the strange, the inexplicable, the boundaries of life and death. Yet beneath the surface thrills, these stories poignantly explore the emotional lives and inner landscapes of her protagonists.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: supernatural, unsettling
257 pages · Paperback · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group