David Binder is a young, successful writer living in Chicago and suffering from writer's block. He stares at the blank page, and the blank page stares back--until inspiration strikes in the form of a ghost story that captivated him as a child.
With his pregnant wife and young daughter in tow, he sets out to explore the myth of Virginia Beale, Faery Queen of the Haunted Dell. But as his investigation takes him deeper and deeper into the legacy of blood and violence that casts its shadow over the old Beale farm, Binder finds himself obsessed with a force that's as wicked as it is seductive.
A stirring literary rendition of Tennessee's famed Curse of the Bell Witch,
Little Sister Death skillfully toes the line between Southern Gothic and horror, and further cements William Gay's legacy as not only one of the South's finest writers, but among the best that American literature has to offer.
Author: William Gay
Publisher: Dzanc Books
Published: 10/06/2015
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781938103131
Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 07/27/2015
New York Times Book Review 11/01/2015 pg. 22
About the Author
Born in Tennessee in 1941, William Gay was a construction worker who didn t begin publishing until well into his fifties. His works include, "The Long Home, Provinces of Night, I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down, Wittgenstein s Lolita," and "Twilight." His work has been adapted for the screen twice, "That Evening Sun" (2009) and "Bloodworth" (2010). Most recently, his debut novel has been optioned for film. He died in 2012.
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