Sara Maitland Kolejność książek (chronologicznie)

Performing a deft metaphorical evisceration of Sigmund Freud’s classic 1919 essay that delved deeply into the tradition of horror writing, this freshly contemporary collection of literary interpretations reintroduces to the world Freud’s compelling theory of das unheimliche —or, the uncanny. Specifically designed to challenge the creative boundaries of some of the most famed and respected horror writers working today—such as A. S. Byatt, Christopher Priest, Hanif Kureishi, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Matthew Holness, and the indomitable Ramsey Campbell—this anatomically precise experiment encapsulates what the uncanny represents in the 21st century. Masterfully narrated with the benefit of unique perspectives on what exactly it is that goes bump in the night, this chilling modern collective is not only an essential read for fans of horror but also an insightful and intriguing introduction to the greats of the genre at their gruesome best.

Czy chciałbyś być sam? Społeczeństwo, żyjące w zawrotnym tempie, nie aprobuje samotności. Bycie samotnikiem jest samo w sobie antyspołeczne, a przez niektórych uważane za przerażające. Dlaczego - skoro autonomia, wolność osobista i indywidualizm cenione są ponad wszystko, jak nigdy dotąd? Każdy, kto wydaje się inny, np. samotny, zaczyna budzić lęk. A ten znakomicie paraliżuje kreatywność, usypia wyobraźnię, redukuje zdolność rozwiązywania problemów, niszczy zdrowie, zabiera energię, osłabia inteligencję i niszczy nadzieję, wpływa źle na samopoczucie. Sara Maitland bada postawy wobec samotności. Proponuje zadania i strategie, które obalają nasz lęk przed samotnością, zachęca do tego, aby dostrzec zalety spędzania czasu w pojedynkę. Zanurzenie się w samotności może inspirować do odkrywania własnych korzyści i w rezultacie do tego by nasze życie było bogatsze i pełniejsze.

Fairytales are one of our earliest and most vital cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient and primal landscapes. Both evoke a similar sensation in us — we find them beautiful and magical, but also spooky, sometimes horrifying.In this fascinating book, Maitland argues that the two forms are intimately connected: the mysterious secrets and silences, gifts and perils of the forests were both the background and the source of fairytales. Yet both forests and fairy stories are at risk and their loss deprives us of our cultural lifeblood. Maitland visits forests through the seasons, from the exquisite green of a beechwood in spring, to the muffled stillness of a snowy pine wood in winter. She camps with her son Adam, whose beautiful photographs are included in the book; she takes a barefoot walk through Epping Forest with Robert Macfarlane; she walks with a mushroom expert through an oak wood, and with a miner through the Forest of Dean. Maitland ends each chapter with a unique, imaginitive re-telling of a fairystory.Written with Sara's wonderful clarity and conversational grace, Gossip from the Forest is a magical and unique blend of nature writing, history and imaginative fiction.

A deeply thoughtful, honest and illuminating memoir about a phenomenon too often neglected in the contemporary world.

A collection of stories on women, from biblical heroines to simple housewives. The story, The Burning Times, is on lesbians in the Middle Ages, Fag Hags: A Field Guide, is on women who go out with gay men, and Siren Song is on some revengeful sirens.

Written by the author of "Daughter of Jerusalem", "Virgin Territory" and "A Book of Spells", this is a story about three women - a mother, a daughter and grandaughter - who reach a crisis in their lives on a strange and significant night.