In the stories Winterson is at her best, unsurprisingly, when doing new things with the form * The Times * A thought-provoking collection of short stories, interspersed with memories of her own unexplained encounters with the paranormal The theme that runs through all the stories is loss and how it haunts the living * Daily Mirror * Thought-provoking... A captivating and chilling collection examining grief, revenge and how technology can breach the boundary between life and death * Sunday Express * Spine-chillingly good * i * Jeanette Winterson brings the classic gothic literature theme into the 21st century by imagining what happens when the undead have to find modern ways to reach out to us... This collection is as hair-raising and suspenseful as it is witty and thought-provoking * Independent * Winterson the artist at her most potent, melding the viscerally real with the lavishly supernatural * Guardian * I loved Night Side of the River. Jeanette Winterson is one of the wittiest writers around today I can't think of any other writer who can treat death and horror with such lightheartedness and pragmatic cheerfulness but without losing the cold-yet-cosy frisson that comes with all the best ghost stories. MR James would be very happy! -- Natasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street A collection of ghost stories that range from campfire-level spooks to speculative reflections on the meaning of life.. As challenging and entertaining as anything undertaken by this endlessly ingenious writer * Los Angeles Times * At the height of spooky season, turn off the lights and immerse yourself in the spine-tingling delights of this frighteningly modern ghost story collection. Blurring the lines between nonfiction and campfire tale, this one imagines what would happen if there really was a ghost in the machine * Good Housekeeping * This collection is as hair-raising and suspenseful as it is witty and thought-provoking * UK Press Syndication *
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