Take away the ghostly rugrats, and I'm there. Most of the novel takes place in Morgan's sprawling mansion, filled with old books, maps, and a plethora of curiosities. Said lead would be portrayed in a movie by: Morgan Fletcher, disfigured from a horrific "accident" years prior, riddled with abandonment issues and content, at the novel's outset, to live out his days as a hermit in the shadows, but forced into the light by his new, adolescent tenants. This may sound like a zany premise, but let me assure you, this novel is weird, at times unsettling, and altogether hauntingly beautiful, due in part to the mysterious and decidedly uncanny presence of the children.Īny Gothic horror novel or story that is both weird and literary.
More info at his website.Ī scarred and ostensibly horrendous-looking man, alongside his housekeeper Engel and his friend Doctor Crane, become the unwitting caretakers of thirty or forty children. If this novel signifies what my reading in 2016 will be like, then it is going to be a wonderful year indeed.Ĭharles Lambert, award-winning and nominated author of several books, including Little Monsters and the experimental memoir novel With A Zero At Its Heart.
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