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  With and Without Buttons -...

  Mary Butts

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  Mary Frances Butts was born on 13th December 1890 in Poole, Dorset. 
   
  Her early years were spent at Salterns, an 18th-century house overlooking Poole Harbour.  Sadly in 1905 her father died, and she was sent for boarding at St Leonard's school for girls in St Andrews. 
  Her mother remarried and, from 1909, Mary studied at Westfield College in London, and here, first became aware of her bisexual feelings.  She was sent down for organising a trip to Epsom races and only completed her degree in 1914 when she graduated from the London School of Economics.  By then Mary had become an admirer of the occultist Aleister Crowley and she was given a co-authorship credit on his ‘Magick (Book 4)’. 
   
  In 1916, she began the diary which would now detail her future life and be a constant reference point for her observations and her absorbing experiences. 
   
  During World War I, she was doing social work for the London County Council in Hackney Wick, and involved in a lesbian relationship.  Life changed after meeting the modernist poet, John Rodker and they married in 1918. 
   
  In 1921 she spent 3 months at Aleister Crowley's Abbey of Thelema in Sicily; she found the practices dreadful and also acquired a drug habit.  Mary now spent time writing in Dorset, including her celebrated book of short stories ‘Speed the Plough’ which saw fully develop her unique Modernist prose style. 
   
  Europe now beckoned and several years were spent in Paris befriending many artists and writing further extraordinary stories.   
   
  She was continually sought after by literary magazines and also published several short story collections as books. Although a Modernist writer she worked in other genres but is essentially only known for her short stories.  Mary was deeply committed to nature conservation and wrote several pamphlets attacking the growing pollution of the countryside. 
   
  In 1927, she divorced and the following year her novel ‘Armed with Madness’ was published.  A further marriage followed in 1930 and time was spent attempting to settle in London and Newcastle before setting up home on the western tip of Cornwall.  By 1934 the marriage had failed. 
   
  Mary Butts died on 5th March 1937, at the West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance, after an operation for a perforated gastric ulcer. She was 46. 
   
  Once more Butts reveals her wonderful talents.  Here, two sisters plan a prank on their neighbour.  But when real life imitates and amplifies their idea unease and dread come to the fore.

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  Passing Through Veils

  John Harrison

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  A fusion of Shirley Jackson and Gillian Flynn, Passing Through Veils is a gripping psychological thriller about Kathryn Fields who moves into a run-down Georgetown, D.C. townhouse in hopes that restoring it will be a metaphor for her own rehabilitation from the recent nervous breakdown that derailed her promising career.    But when she discovers a forgotten vanity behind a false wall in her bedroom and the secrets hidden there, the veil between the real and the surreal is abruptly pierced, and the ghost of a beautiful woman who was murdered in this very townhouse escapes to seek revenge.    Is this simply a fantasy of Katherine’s damaged psyche?   Or have her own demons finally escaped to torment her?

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  Dead America - Idaho Pt 4

  Derek Slaton

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  Knowing that The Chosen must be dealt with before they can complete their mission, Captain Kersey devises a plan to take the fight to the enemy.  
  Dead America - The Second Month series follows survivors from coast to coast as they deal with the threats posed by both the living and the undead.

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  The Secret of Cypriere Bayou

  Jana Deleon

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  In this standalone classic Gothic tale from New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon, a writer needs a local man’s help when she discovers her home may hold some chilling secrets…For Olivia Markham, laMalediction is the ideal setting in which to complete her work. But something is sending a chill up the usually fearless author’s spine. There are the unearthly noises, the sliding panels, the hidden passageways…and John Landry, the sexy caretaker. Working together to uncover laMalediction’s alarming secrets and root out the evil stalking them, John finds Olivia impossible to resist, and he knows it’s only a matter of time before something unexpected—and undeniable—happens between them….Previously publishedFor fans of thrillers with:New Orleans Bayouhaunted mansiongothic mystery vibesfamily secretsAlso available from NYT bestseller Jana DeLeon:Mystere ParishBook 1: The ReckoningBook 2: The VanishingBook 3: The AwakeningMystere Parish: Family InheritanceBook 1: The AccusedBook 2: The Betrayed Book 3: The Reunion

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  The Domain of Arnheim

  SAMPI Books, Edgar Allan Poe

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  In "The Domain of Arnheim", Edgar Allan Poe explores the aesthetics and power of nature through Ellison, a wealthy man who creates an impressive landscaped garden. This tale discusses themes of beauty, art and idealism, as Ellison uses his fortune to shape a perfect earthly refuge.

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  Silent Cemetery The: Book...

  Dorian West

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  
   
  Step into the moonlit gates of The Silent Cemetery, an audiobook that beckons you into a realm where whispers drift among ancient stones and the past refuses to rest. In this haunting journey, you’ll:
  
   
  Wander fog-laden pathways lined with weathered headstones, each bearing a story of love, betrayal, or unfinished business.
  
   
  Uncover cryptic epitaphs and half-remembered legends that pulse with the promise of hidden truths and lingering regrets.
  
   
  Feel the temperature drop as unseen presences stir—soft footsteps on gravel, faint sighs beneath the oaks, and the rustle of garments no living soul should wear.
  
   
  Piece together fragments of journals, letters, and whispered confessions that bind the living to the dead in a tapestry of sorrow and suspense.
  
  
   
  Narrated with a chillingly intimate cadence and woven through with atmospheric audio cues—from distant tolling bells to the soft scrape of iron gates—The Silent Cemetery draws you ever deeper into its shrouded secrets. Press play—and dare to listen as the cemetery awakens around you.

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