In his late 30s,
Edward Parnell found himself trapped in a recurring nightmare surrounding a
family tragedy. For comfort, he turned to his bookshelves, back to ghost
stories from his childhood, and to writers who have attempted to confront what
comes after death over the years.
In Ghostland,
Parnell goes searching for the sequestered places of the British Isles, the
lonely moors, the moss-covered cemeteries, the stark shores, and folkloric
woodlands. He explores how these landscapes conjured and shaped a kaleidoscopic
spectrum of literature and cinema.
Ghostland is
Parnell’s moving exploration of what has haunted our writers and artists — and
what is haunting him.
The book was
shortlisted for the PEN Ackerley 2020 Award for memoir.
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In his late 30s,
Edward Parnell found himself trapped in a recurring nightmare surrounding a
family tragedy. For comfort, he turned to his bookshelves, back to ghost
stories from his childhood, and to writers who have attempted to confront what
comes after death over the years.
In
Ghostland,
Parnell goes searching for the sequestered places of the British Isles, the
lonely moors, the moss-covered cemeteries, the stark shores, and folkloric
woodlands. He explores how these landscapes conjured and shaped a kaleidoscopic
spectrum of literature and cinema.
Ghostland is
Parnell’s moving exploration of what has haunted our writers and artists — and
what is haunting him.
The book was
shortlisted for the PEN Ackerley 2020 Award for memoir.
Read more Books
Jordan News
