![]() With bravery, Elwood addresses one of the great taboos of motherhood, that whispered by and about women and which lends itself so well to the accusation of ‘unnatural.’ “But Elwood isn’t content and strips these layers aside with delicious abandon until she gets to the rich black marrow inside her story’s bones. ![]() Elwood decorates her gingerbread house with all the necessary trappings of a Grimm-esque fairytale – a wicked witch in Mrs Favell, a young maiden made to feel apart from her peers in Rose, and a journey which takes our heroine far from home and the safety of her woodsman. Through The Cottingley Cuckoo, author A.J. ![]() “In itself, this plot is more than enough to seduce and disquiet the reader. The full review is in ParSec issue 1, but here are a few extracts to give you a flavour – all wrapped up in some lovely turns of phrase from reviewer Sara Lillwall: It’s great when a reviewer obviously really gets where you’re coming from in a book. There’s a terrific line-up of fiction between the covers, which I’m most looking forward to reading – and it’s especially lovely to see a review of The Cottingley Cuckoo in there too! ![]() ![]() It’s lovely to see PS Publishing’s new ParSec magazine heading out into the world, with the ever-capable Ian Whates in the editor’s seat. ![]()
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