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C. M. Rosens is an author of dark, genre-bending speculative fiction, particularly Gothic horror with tentacles and eldritch family drama, with body horror as a recurring theme. She is mainly to be found travelling between the hills of Wales and the plains of England, but loves visiting friends and family all over the world when she can. She has a PhD in a niche area of Medieval British Studies, and these days mostly applies her research skills in fiction rather than academia, which she enjoyed but doesn't miss. Her work is heavily influenced by the histories, mythologies and folklore of places she grew up in and lived as an adult. ...more

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Average rating: 4.32 · 478 ratings · 179 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Crows 4.12 avg rating — 222 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Day We Ate Grandad 4.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The look he gave her reminded her of the sorrowful way the windows of The Crows had stared down at her before its restoration, broken panes and empty frames expressing grief it had no words for, a house full of stories but no one to tell.”
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“The town kept its secrets, and the Marsten House brooded over it like a ruined king.”
― Stephen King, ’Salem’s Lot

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“I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both; and I believe they both get paid in the end; but the fools first.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped

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“But giving drugs to a cat is no joke, Kemp!”
― H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

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“And even if you hate her, can't stand her, even if she's ruining your life, there's something about her, some romance, some power. She's absolutely herself. No matter how hard you try, you'll never get to her. And when she dies, the world will be flat, too simple, reasonable, fair.”
― Mona Simpson, Anywhere But Here

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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
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