A Thread of Truth
A young man determined to cure his fear of spiders, discovers both the magic of nature and something much stranger in the Suffolk countryside.
A forgotten suitcase containing a macabre secret.
A touch of the strange on the Moscow Metro.
A mystery living behind the crumbling façade of a derelict hotel.
A crack appears in concrete...
In this book, the first collection from London writer Nina Allan, the full range of her styles is evident. Often using only the tiniest hints of the unusual or otherworldly to colour her narratives, these stories are rooted squarely in both the meticulously observed modern world and the traditions of British Macabre and Slipstream writing. They are subtle and elegantly crafted, leading us to question our own identities and take a second look at places we thought we knew.
From the quiet and melancholy mystery of Terminus to the fractured modern reality of The Vicar with Seven Rigs to the fragile and almost classical beauty and eeriness of the title novella, A Thread of Truth – many of these stories have never been seen in print before and I am delighted to present them to you here.
– David Rix
Contents:
- Amethyst
- Ryman's Suitcase
- Bird Songs at Eventide
- Queen South
- The Vicar with Seven Rigs
- Heroes
- Terminus
- A Thread of Truth
- Afterword
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Nina Allan
Nina Allan was born in Whitechapel, London, grew up in the Midlands and West Sussex, and studied Russian literature at the University of Exeter and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. She wrote her first short story at the age of six. Recurring obsessions include old clocks and rare insects, forgotten manuscripts and abandoned houses. Writers who have inspired and continue to inspire her include among many others Vladimir Nabokov, Iris Murdoch, Joyce Carol Oates, Paul Auster, J. G Ballard, Roberto Bolano, M. John Harrison and of course Christopher Priest, her partner and first reader. They live and work in the historic seaside town of Hastings, East Sussex.
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