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Custom House
9780062856395
Making a brand-new myth is a tricky thing. It takes a deft storytelling hand to weave folklore where none may have existed before, along with a keen eye for little details of horror and beauty that can convince a reader that the dark tale unfolding before them is as abiding as the legends that creep…
Sarah Perry’s third book (and second to be published in the U.S.), Melmoth, is the dark journey of a group of people haunted by a mysterious, legendary figure whose purpose is to act as the eternal witness of cowardice and complicit sin. We chatted with Perry about the book’s origins and themes, and what she’s working on next.
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