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Tag: Allison Devers

Women’s Weird – Stunning short stories that fright (& fight) with their social commentary

13th November 201929th January 2020  Gabriela Frost

Melissa Edmundson’s short story collection, Women’s Weird, is full of literary greats such as Edith Wharton, May Sinclair and Edith Nesbit. Their stories are packed with ghosts, ghouls and weird occurrences, but, says Gabriela Frost, the most chilling aspect is the social treatment of women.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Allison Devers, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edith Nesbit, Edith Wharton, Handheld Press, horror, Kate Mcdonald, Kerfol, Mary Butts, May Sinclair, Melissa Edmundson, Night / Shift, Richard Redgrave, Second Shelf, Short Stories, The Second Shelf, Women's Weird
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