The Witch and Other Tales of the American Gothic -- Jessica Hobbs - Paperback

An accused witch is banished from her home in Portland, Maine. A young socialite in New Orleans dabbles in magic to get rid of a rival. An acrobat in a traveling circus learns her greatest enemy lives in the mirror. An Irish immigrant may have brought malevolent faeries with her to the New World. A lumberjack in the Pacific Northwest suspects a monster lurks behind the enormous trees. A Colorado gold miner finds himself trapped in the bowels of the earth, no matter how many times he tries to dig his way out. A psychiatrist in Chicago suffers from insomnia and loses track of where reality ends and his nightmares begin.

Written in the literary tradition of gothic horror, The Witch: And Other Tales of the American Gothic is a collection of strange occurrences in 19^th century America. These seven stories provide a reflection of the country's growing pains during a time of transition and an exploration of the secrets that lurk in the shadows of the world we think we know.

Author: Jessica Hobbs
Publisher: Jessica Hobbs
Published: 05/17/2023
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9798987938904