Bitterhall: A Novel

Helen McClory

Birlinn, Limited, 2021 - Identity (Psychology) - 368 pages

"Bitterhall is a story of obsession told between three unreliable narrators. In a darkening season in a northern city, Daniel, Orla and Tom narrate the intersections of their lives, from future-world 3D printing technology to the history of the book, to a stolen nineteenth-century diary written by a dashing gentleman who may not be entirely dead. An interwar-themed Hallowe'en party leads to a series of entanglements, variously a longed-for sexual encounter clouded by madness, a betrayal, and a reality-destroying moment of possession. Bitterhall reveals the ways in which our subjectivity tampers with the notion of an objective reality, and delves into how we represent - and understand - our muddled, haunted selves."--Provided by publisher.

About the author

Helen McClory is the author of two story collections, On the Edges of Vision (Queen's Ferry Press), a winner of the Saltire First Book of the Year award, and Mayhem & Death (404 Ink), as well as a novel, Flesh of the Peach (Freight, 2017). The Goldblum Variations - a collection of experimental micro-fictions - was published by 404 Ink, and Penguin in 2019. Her short stories have been listed for distinction in The Best of British Fantasy (2018), The Best of British and Irish Flash Fictions (2018/19), and nominated for the Pushcart prize. Helen is a part-time lecturer at the University of Glasgow and co-founder of writing retreat Write Toscana.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Bitterhall: A Novel
• Author: Helen McClory
• Publisher: Birlinn, Limited, 2021
• ISBN: 1846975492, 9781846975493
• Length: 368 pages