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Authors: Judith M. Redding
ISBN-13: 9781580050241, ISBN-10: 1580050247
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Avalon Publishing Group
Date Published: March 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Judith M. Redding

Book Synopsis

From a housewife with morphing hands to a teenage girl who communes with La Noche, this audacious collection showcases 16 eerie, otherworldly tales by talented women writers. Contributors include Terri de la Peña, Ruthann Robson, Susanne Sturgis, and Barbara Wilson, among others.

Library Journal

This follow-up to the anthology Night Bites: Vampire Stories by Women (LJ 2/1/96) features 17 stories of the supernatural, all but one of which (Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman's "Luella Miller," 1903) are by contemporary authors. As the subtitle suggests, many of these stories have a feminist slant. One, Jean Stewart's "Feeding the Dark," has a strong anti-male, pro-lesbian theme, but this extremist view is not prevalent in most of the collection. Several selections, such as Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse's "Femme Coverte" and Lisa D. Williamson's "Existential Housewife," show the difficulties faced by women as the result of society's restrictions and expectations. Others, like Joanne Dahme's "Creepers" and Victoria A. Brownworth's "Day of the Dead," are wonderfully scary stories. Toni Brown's "The Acolyte" gives a neat twist to the tale of Little Red Riding Hood. For the most part, this is an excellent anthology of well-written stories, many of which would appeal to readers of either sex.--Patricia Altner, Information Seekers, Bowie, MD Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Table of Contents

Introduction Victoria A. Brownworthix
The Existential housewife Lisa D. Williamson3
Femme Coverte Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse21
Creepers Joanne Dahme54
Luella Miller Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman81
The Birthday Present Roz Warren96
La Noche Terri de la Peña104
Newtime Cowboy Joyce Wagner122
Apéritif Susan Raffo137
Feeding the Dark Jean Stewart143
The Acolyte Toni Brown172
Pierced Linda K. Wright177
Silkie Barbara Wilson185
Mud Judith M. Redding200
Keys Ruthann Robson210
Vengeance of Epona Susanna Sturgis221
Breech Birth Meredith S. Baird240
Day of the Dead Victoria A. Brownworth257
About theContributors277

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