The Witch and Other Tales of the American Gothic

<p>An accused witch is banished from her home in Portland Maine. A young socialite in New Orleans dabbles in magic to get rid of a rival. An acrobat in a traveling circus learns her greatest enemy lives in the mirror. An Irish immigrant may have brought malevolent faeries with her to the New World. A lumberjack in the Pacific Northwest suspects a monster lurks behind the enormous trees. A Colorado gold miner finds himself trapped in the bowels of the earth no matter how many times he tries to dig his way out. A psychiatrist in Chicago suffers from insomnia and loses track of where reality ends and his nightmares begin.</p><p><br></p><p>Written in the literary tradition of gothic horror <em>The Witch: And Other Tales of the American Gothic </em>is a collection of strange occurrences in 19<sup>th </sup>century America. These seven stories provide a reflection of the country's growing pains during a time of transition and an exploration of the secrets that lurk in the shadows of the world we think we know. </p>