Things We Say in the Dark

<p><b>'Gripping . . . You won't put it down' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i></b><br><br><b>A shocking collection of dark stories, ranging from chilling contemporary fairytales to disturbing supernatural fiction.</b><br><br>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 chilling footnotes.<br><br>These dark tales explore women's fears with electrifying honesty and invention and speak to one another about female bodies, domestic claustrophobia, desire and violence. <br><br><b>'A brilliant collection of stories . . . All will burrow their way into your brain and not let go' <i>Stylist</i></b><br><br><b>'Shimmers with menace . . . Fans of Angela Carter and Shirley Jackson take note' <i>i Newspaper</i><br></b><br>KIRSTY LOGAN WAS SELECTED AS <b>ONE OF BRITAIN'S TEN MOST OUTSTANDING LGBTQ WRITERS</b> by Val McDermid for the International Literature Showcase in 2019</p> <p><b>'Gripping . . . You won't put it down' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i></b><br><br><b>A shocking collection of dark stories, ranging from chilling contemporary fairytales to disturbing supernatural fiction.</b><br><br>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 chilling footnotes.<br><br>These dark tales explore women's fears with electrifying honesty and invention and speak to one another about female bodies, domestic claustrophobia, desire and violence. <br><br><b>'A brilliant collection of stories . . . All will burrow their way into your brain and not let go' <i>Stylist</i></b><br><br><b>'Shimmers with menace . . . Fans of Angela Carter and Shirley Jackson take note' <i>i Newspaper</i><br></b><br>KIRSTY LOGAN WAS SELECTED AS <b>ONE OF BRITAIN'S TEN MOST OUTSTANDING LGBTQ WRITERS</b> by Val McDermid for the International Literature Showcase in 2019</p>