Re-reading this for a thing, and it really is blisteringly good. #CeliaFremlin

DON'T GO TO SLEEP IN THE DARK by Celia Fremlin. Published by Faber.

My new blog post on Celia Fremlin's terrific, unsettling short story collection, DON'T GO TO SLEEP IN THE DARK.
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Photo of The Jealous One by Celia Fremlin sitting on my knee as I travel by train. The cover has boldly coloured artwork showing an ordinary suburban house with various bloodstains on the corners of the cover.

No better train companion.

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Cover of Uncle Paul--seaside poster with blood drops

Teaching this this week for the first time which I'm excited about but also nervous about because, as #CeliaFremlin writes, "It is rare for any catastrophe to seem like a catastrophe right at the beginning." Uncle Paul (1959), p.1. #suspense #idoliketodiebesidetheseaside #holiday

Appointment with Yesterday by Celia Fremlin Last summer, I read and loved Celia Fremlin’s 1959 novel Uncle Paul, a wonderfully compelling story about what can happen when our imagination runs wild, conjuring up all sorts of nightmare scenarios ...

"Nobody, she reflected, ever brings their real selves with them on to a tube train. None of us have. We have all left our identities behind in some vast spiritual Left Luggage office..." #BookSky #Books #CrimeFiction #CeliaFremlin 💙📚

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Christmas reading arrives in the post #celiafremlin