{"product_id":"elizabeth-walter-let-a-sleeping-witch-lie","title":"Elizabeth Walter | Let A Sleeping Witch Lie","description":"\u003cp\u003e9781781727799\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e01\/10\/24\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e256 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Nick Freeman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eBooks Council of Wales Book of the Month October 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e“A fascinating and compelling blend of crime fiction, gothic terror and horror, with twists in the tale that whip round and catch you at the last moment. Sublime!” – Katherine Stansfield\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Old ways die hard on the Welsh border…’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eIn these haunting tales, nothing is as it seems. A tormented voice calls from the barred windows of an empty room. A dusty museum exhibit possesses sinister powers. A glass of blackberry wine links the living with the sins of the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eBetween 1965 and 1975, Elizabeth Walter published five collections of supernatural stories. But whilst the names of her contemporaries such as Robert Aickman are now widely recognised, Walter is relatively unknown to modern readers. Mixing folklore, history, and ancient traditions, these gothic stories draw on Walter’s Welsh heritage and the rich inspiration of South Wales and the border country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eIncluding the mysterious ritual of ‘The Sin-Eater’, the folk horror of ‘Dead Woman’ and the poignant ‘Come and Get Me’,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet a Sleeping Witch Lie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the perfect way to rediscover Elizabeth Walter’s chillingly remarkable talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seren Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57654395961726,"sku":"9781781727799","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/7608\/files\/2_94b78429-2b54-4bb3-a386-6786752de570.jpg?v=1783423517","url":"https:\/\/www.leftfordeadshop.co.uk\/products\/elizabeth-walter-let-a-sleeping-witch-lie","provider":"Left For Dead","version":"1.0","type":"link"}