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A Sunny Place for Shady People
A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories | Mariana Enriquez
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A diabolical collection of stories featuring achingly human characters whose lives intertwine with ghosts, goblins, and the macabre, by one of Latin Americas most exciting authors (Silvia Moreno-Garcia) Horror has found its master.Joy Williams On the shores of this river, all the birds that fly, drink, perch on branches, and disturb siestas with the demonic squawking of the possessedall those birds were once women. Welcome to Argentina and the fascinating, frightening, fantastical imagination of Mariana Enriquez. In twelve spellbinding new stories, Enriquez writes about ordinary people, especially women, whose lives turn inside out when they encounter terror, the surreal, and the supernatural. A neighborhood nuisanced by ghosts, a family whose faces melt away, a faded hotel haunted by a girl who dissolved in the water tank on the roof, a riverbank populated by birds that used to be womenthese and other tales illuminate the shadows of contemporary life, where the line between good and evil no longer exists. Lyrical and hypnotic, heart-stopping and deeply moving, Enriquezs stories never fail to enthrall, entertain, and leave us shaken. Translated by the award-winning Megan McDowell, A Sunny Place for Shady People showcases Enriquezs unique blend of the literary and the horrific, and underscores why Kazuo Ishiguro, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, calls her the most exciting discovery Ive made in fiction for some time.
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heyitsMacall
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This collection of stories really satisfied the prompt! I like a short story collection as a palette cleanser, maybe a transition to my next mood reads.

Caterina I just saw this book today in a bookstore! Really want to read it, I love this author! 1w
LiteraryinPA This is a great title! 1w
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TrishB
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For those that loved Our Share of Night this is a lovely little collection of short stories whilst we wait in anticipation for the next chunkster.
I‘m not a big short story fan but I loved these like I love Kings- imaginative and creepy and slightly melancholy.
Turning into a favourite author, write quicker please.
Emma- you‘ll love these! Thanks Helen 😘

squirrelbrain I was worried as I knew you weren‘t a huge short story fan, but I thought the author might win out! 1w
BarbaraBB Sounds good 1w
TrishB @squirrelbrain the author definitely wins out! 1w
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TrishB @BarbaraBB very good if you like weird horror! 1w
Bookwomble I'll move it up the list! Thanks for the tag 😊 1w
sarahbarnes I‘ve been curious about her; may have to try something by her one of these days. 1w
AnneCecilie I‘ve just bought this and Our Share, but haven‘t gotten to them yet. I enjoyed her previous two short story collections. Have you read them? 1w
Oryx I might pick up a copy when I'm at Dead ink if they have it. I feel like they'll have it. 1w
TrishB @AnneCecilie they‘re on the pile! 1w
TrishB @Oryx I think so too! 1w
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TrishB
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#motherdaughterread
C reading Small Things before we go and see it next week at the cinema.
Me starting A Sunny Place..

Bookwomble I bought Sunny Place a few weeks ago, so look forward to reading your impressions 😊 2w
squirrelbrain ❤️❤️❤️ 2w
Cathythoughts We read Small Things for Bookclub…. I‘m dying to see the movie. 👍🏻♥️ 1w
TrishB @Cathythoughts I‘ve seen some great reviews of it 👍🏻 1w
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TrishB
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Beautiful writing.

dabbe 🖤🧡🖤 2w
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AnneCecilie
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Today is my birthday. What better way to spend it than visiting a bookstore?

In Norway stores are generally closed on Sundays, but there‘s some exceptions & one is a newly opened bookstore downtown, Prismatic Pages. They sell books in English, new & old

The stack on the left are the books I bought there

I view all the books I buy in September as birthday presents to myself, so the stack on the right & the comics are bought earlier this month

Amiable Happy birthday! 🎂🎁🎈 1mo
TrishB Happy birthday- enjoy your books! 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau Happy Birthday!!🎉 Couldn't think of a better way to spend it!😊📚 1mo
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dabbe HB! 🧡🤎💛 1mo
youneverarrived Happy Birthday ♥️ 1mo
Ruthiella Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 1mo
kspenmoll Enjoy your birthday!!!! 1mo
Mollyanna Happy Birthday!🎁🎉 1mo
MaureenMc Happy birthday! 🎈 1mo
AnnCrystal 😎👍🎉📚Happy📚Birthday📚🥳🎂🍰💝. (edited) 1mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy birthday 🎂🎊🎁🎉🎈 1mo
NatalieR Happy birthday! 🎉 🎂📚 1mo
TieDyeDude 🎈🎉 Happy Birthday. 1mo
sarahbarnes Happy Birthday! 🎂 I see the new Rooney in there - I just started it today and I love it. 1mo
bthegood Hope you had a great day - happy belated birthday 🎉 1mo
marleed Happy Birthday 🎈 1mo
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Bookwomble
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My last Durham book stop was a lovely indie, Collected Books, which specialises in women writers, & serves coffee and cake, too!
• Learning more about autism to better help my ND clients, and as ongoing personal development. ♾️
• Learning more about trans issues to better help my trans clients, and support loved ones 🏳️‍⚧️
• More Latin American horror, this time from Argentina 🇦🇷
• More essays, this time from a writer I know nothing about, so🤞

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bookish_wookish
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Ive done an obnoxious amount of preorders in the last two months (dont worry swap friends theyre not on my TBR list ☺️) This one showed up yesterday. I love the cover!

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mdemanatee
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What are your most anticipated books of the month? https://youtu.be/rRJUm9_MT5g

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vlwelser
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Super creepy horror short stories? Yes! This author? Double yes! This is an auto read author for me. I love the setting (Argentina) and I love how each story is unique. She has the creep factor mastered. I love them all.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

US pub date is 9/17/24
#ARC #Netgalley

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
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