Goblin Fruit

by Maggie Power

94 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1988

About the author

Author of six novels:
Goblin Fruit, publ. Journeyman
Lily, Simon and Schuster
Porphyria's Lover, Simon and Schuster
Lady Macbeth's Tale, Booksurge
The Red Sleeve
Midnight Is Necessary

REVIEWS:

Lily
Power skilfully blends all the elements of Victorian melodrama: lust, power, death and decay, then
adds an extra malevolent spice to the brew.’
SUNDAY TIMES

PORPHYRIA’S LOVER

‘ Erotic...compelling...dark and atmospheric...it could light a few candles for you.’
COSMOPOLITAN

‘Stylish’
OPTIONS

‘Like Browning’s poem, this is a novel with a twist.’
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

LADY MACBETH’S TALE

'A richly textured, mythopoeic novel, casting new light on the murderous desires of Shakespeare's heroine. Mesmerising!'
CHRISTOPHER WILSON, author of The Ballad of Lee Cotton

Reviews

[Daný · Rating 2 out of 5]

Goblin Fruit is one of Margaret Power's three 'neo-Victorian' novels (together with Porphyria's Lover and Lily). While the story is intriguing and also clearly linked to the famous Victorian Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (the cover image is Dante Gabriel Rossetti's 'Proserpine'), the writing style didn't attract me. It jumped between different viewpoints and stories, leaving the reader to infer much. If you're into a bit more of an experimental narrative in a historical novel, do read this, but for me it didn't work.

If you like this, you might also be interested in Barbara Hanrahan's The Albatross Muff.

[Zoella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful collection of short stories.