It should come as no surprise that short stories by the author of the magical Possession are populated by erudite paranoiacs, witches, changelings, and the ghost of a dead child. A S Byatt's short fictions explore the fragile ties between generations, the dizzying abyss of loss and the elaborate memories we construct against it, resulting in a book that compels us to inhabit other lives and returns us to our own with new knowledge, compassion, and a sense of wonder.
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When was it clear that Martha Crichton-Walker was the antagonist? RACINE AND TABLECLOTH
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(@vintagebooks, 15 October 2018, ebook, 256 pages, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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A.S. Byatt has been on my radar since I read her extraordinary novel Ragnarök and realised the author I'd thought was 'too hard' for me enjoy was the exact opposite. It's nice to be so wrong about something. This is the second book by her that I've read. I also have a copy of The Children's Book and plan to read her back catalogue. I enjoyed all of the stories in Sugar And Other Stories. They are quite dark at times and definitely mind kind of thing. The best stories included Racine and the Tablecloth, The Dried Witch, Precipice Uncurled and Sugar. The stories are excellent.
