A Solemn Curfew and Other Dark Tales

Wickedness, swan songs, and longing in the fens, and the truth behind exactly what is needed to make the very finest of cheeses; a girl who knows what really lives at the bottom of the garden, and a woman who has no idea what is living in hers. Not to mention the troubles of an ambitious castle cook, who encounters some exceedingly unusual mushrooms. In these and four other dark fantasy tales, including one original to this first paperback edition, Bev Allen presents a feast of strangeness and folk horror – clever, wry, in touch with the earth, and yes, often rather weird.