Inspired by Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart, a haunting short story that reveals the dark heart of a tumultuous marriage between an artist and his muse.
When the Pre-Raphaelite painter-poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti meets shopgirl Elizabeth Siddal in a London millinery store in 1850, he considers his destiny defined: here is the golden-haired muse meant to inspire his greatest masterpieces. But every passion has a price. When Lizzie proves to be flesh and blood with desires of her own, Gabriel's obsessive love begins to decay, summoning a gothic tragedy of betrayal, laudanum, and death.
Rich in eerie atmosphere and poignant detail, How They Met Themselves explores the shadowy line between art and madness, and the power of love—both redemptive and ruinous.
Kindle edition includes an extended excerpt from Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women by Kris Waldherr.
Previously published in the anthology Love Letters to Poe, Volume 3: Tales Torn from the Heart edited by Sara Crocoll Smith.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOKS OF KRIS WALDHERR:
"Eerily atmospheric and gorgeously written, The Lost History of Dreams is a Gothic fairy-tale to savor." —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Huntress
"With settings so lush you can practically see, smell, and touch them, Unnatural Creatures, like the novel that inspired it, is a richly atmospheric work of Gothic wonder."—Molly Greeley, author of The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh and The Clergyman's Wife
"Lushly atmospheric and rich with historical authenticity, Unnatural Creatures is a riveting Gothic tale that I devoured in one sitting."—Mimi Matthews, USA Today bestselling author of The Siren of Sussex
"This is a book that will seep into your bones and chill your heart in the best possible way." —Hester Fox on Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women
When the Pre-Raphaelite painter-poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti meets shopgirl Elizabeth Siddal in a London millinery store in 1850, he considers his destiny defined: here is the golden-haired muse meant to inspire his greatest masterpieces. But every passion has a price. When Lizzie proves to be flesh and blood with desires of her own, Gabriel's obsessive love begins to decay, summoning a gothic tragedy of betrayal, laudanum, and death.
Rich in eerie atmosphere and poignant detail, How They Met Themselves explores the shadowy line between art and madness, and the power of love—both redemptive and ruinous.
Kindle edition includes an extended excerpt from Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women by Kris Waldherr.
Previously published in the anthology Love Letters to Poe, Volume 3: Tales Torn from the Heart edited by Sara Crocoll Smith.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOKS OF KRIS WALDHERR:
"Eerily atmospheric and gorgeously written, The Lost History of Dreams is a Gothic fairy-tale to savor." —Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Huntress
"With settings so lush you can practically see, smell, and touch them, Unnatural Creatures, like the novel that inspired it, is a richly atmospheric work of Gothic wonder."—Molly Greeley, author of The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh and The Clergyman's Wife
"Lushly atmospheric and rich with historical authenticity, Unnatural Creatures is a riveting Gothic tale that I devoured in one sitting."—Mimi Matthews, USA Today bestselling author of The Siren of Sussex
"This is a book that will seep into your bones and chill your heart in the best possible way." —Hester Fox on Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women
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