Little Sister Death

by William Gay

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Pub Date 15 Oct 2015 | Archive Date 2 Nov 2015

Faber and Faber Ltd | Faber & Faber

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

Description

'What comes to mind when reading this novel - chilling, beautiful, quietly shocking - is The Shining.' Arifa Akbar, Independent

'A beautifully written, deeply unsettling haunted house story that lingers with the power of a half-remembered nightmare.' JOHN CONNOLLY

With an introduction by Tom Franklin (Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter)

Little Sister Death is the stunning 'lost' horror novel of the late William Gay. Inspired by the famous 19th Century Bell Witch haunting of Tennessee, it follows the unraveling life of David Binder, a writer who moves his young family to a haunted farmstead to try and find inspiration for his faltering work.

Beautifully written and structured, Little Sister, Death is a loving and faithful addition to the field of classic horror writing, eschewing any notions of irony or post-modern tricks as it aims, instead, straight for your soul.

'What comes to mind when reading this novel - chilling, beautiful, quietly shocking - is The Shining.' Arifa Akbar, Independent

'A beautifully written, deeply unsettling haunted house story that...

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Advance Praise

'Little Sister Death is one of the most terrifying ghost stories I've ever read. It's also one of the most intelligent. ... It's as if Cormac McCarthy had been asked to write the sequel to The Blair Witch Project.' - STAV SHEREZ

'The late William Gay is pure Tennessee Gothic. He is what Cormac McCarthy would have become if he had stayed in Tennessee writing about murder, incest, necrophilia and backwoods love. It's hard to find writing this dark that feels this authentic.' - JAMES FRANCO

'A great literary campfire yarn from the devilishly clever William Gay.' - GEORGE PELECANOS

'It is doubtful a more brilliant or sinister adult fairytale will be written this year ... a badlands journey through a rich, primitive landscape echoing with evil history.' - Daily Mail

'William Gay's Little Sister Death is a dark, shimmering gift to readers. Marshaling all his monumental narrative powers and with prose as sharp and glittering as a scythe, he brings a tale so sinister, lush and spellbinding, it haunts your dreams long after you reach its final pages.' - MEGAN ABBOTT