Little Sister Death
By (Author) William Gay
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
26th October 2016
6th October 2016
Main
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Horror and supernatural fiction
813/.54
Paperback
240
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 11mm
194g
Little Sister Death is the stunning 'lost' horror novel of the late William Gay. Inspired by the famous 19th Century Bell Witch haunting of Tennessee, it follows the unravelling life of David Binder, a writer who moves his young family to a haunted farmstead to try and find inspiration for his faltering work.
Beautifully written and structured, Little Sister, Death is a loving and faithful addition to the field of classic horror writing, eschewing any notions of irony or post-modern tricks as it aims, instead, straight for your soul.
William Gay was born in Hohenwald, Tennessee. After high school, he joined the United States Navy and served during the Vietnam War. For many years he made his living as a carpenter, drywall-hanger and house painter before publishing, in 1998, his first novel, The Long Home, at the age of 57. He went on to publish the story collection I Hate To See That Evening Sun Go Down and two novels, Provinces of Night and Twilight, in his lifetime.