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By Horror Haunted (1974) was Celia Fremlin’s second collection of stories, and it runs the gamut of her many talents. The nightmarish plots, wit, elegance, and domestic details with an undertow of unease have lost none of their edge. ‘Her Number On It’ is a compelling portrait of kleptomania; the ‘Unsuspected Talent’ of a dissatisfied wife has dangerous consequences; while ‘Don’t Tell Cissie’ is a superbly original ghost story.
‘The reader is lulled in to a false knowledge of events… At the last moment the events are turned inside out and the actions are re-interpreted nastily, chillingly or with penetrating realism.’ Catholic Herald
‘A really delightful collection of short stories…the suspense, in some of them, is almost painful… [Fremlin] is the complete mistress of an extremely difficult art form.’ Huddersfield Day Examiner
Celia Fremlin (1914–2009) was born in Kent and spent her childhood in Hertfordshire, before studying at Oxford (whilst working as a charwoman). During World War Two, she served as an air-raid warden before becoming involved with the Mass Observation Project, collaborating on a study of women workers, War Factory. In 1942 she married Elia Goller, moved to Hampstead and had…
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