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Obsessed with the line: ”She is the Madonna of the disaffected”

I am so obsessed with Angela Carter’s writing. So lush and atmospheric and ever so slightly off kilter.

Only the slightest whiff of romance brewing at the nearly halfway mark. Contemporary “slow burn” authors take note!

Bodice Ripper winter begins! ❄️👗🌶️

Our bodies heave against each other as we try to regulate our breathing. My body feels heavy, my pulse pounding at the base of my throat and in the palm of my hands.”

This man is (supposedly) a ghost btw. What do you mean his pulse is pounding and breath is heaving?!! Boooo

This may be the final boss of books that play with form! It took me a little while to settle into but so far I’m intrigued!

"Restoration means creating a beautiful ghost."

I’m going to need others who have read this to weigh in on the “My mother is a fish” of it all.