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Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Things We Say in the Dark about?
A shocking collection of dark stories, ranging from chilling contemporary fairytales to disturbing supernatural fiction, by a talented writer who has been compared to Angela Carter.So here we go, into the dark.Some things can't be spoken about in the light of day. But we can visit our fears at night, in the dark. We can turn them over and weigh them in our hands and maybe that will protect us from them. But maybe not.The characters in this collection find their aspirations for happy homes, happy families and happy memories dissected and imbued with shimmering menace. Alone in a remote house in Iceland a woman is unnerved by her isolation; another can only find respite from the clinging ghost that follows her by submerging herself in an overgrown pool. Couples wrestle with a lack of connection to their children; a schoolgirl becomes obsessed with the female anatomical models in a museum; and a cheery account of child's day out is undercut by...
Who reads Things We Say in the Dark?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Kirsty Logan
- Publisher
- Random House;Harvill Secker
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (242 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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