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A Moonlit Path of Madness
2023
First Published
4.26
Average Rating
298
Number of Pages

Grief haunts her every step. Inheriting a family heirloom in the form of an antique clock with a broken moon dial as well as a seaside house in Wales, Grace Morgan mourns the loss of her mother and dreads the manifestation of a family curse that threatens to lay claim to her and everything she holds dear. Set around the turn of the 20th century, A Moonlit Path of Madness traces Grace’s journey from the United States to the distant parish of Newport on the West Wales coast. Partly epistolary and laced with Welsh folklore, this tragic gothic tale delves into the prevalent mental health challenges of the era in the face of unrelenting fear and all-consuming trauma, as Grace reckons with the insidious specter of her lingering grief.

Avg Rating
4.26
Number of Ratings
78
5 STARS
51%
4 STARS
31%
3 STARS
12%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
1%
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Author

Catherine McCarthy
Catherine McCarthy
Author · 8 books

From her 200 year old Welsh farmhouse, Catherine McCarthy spins tales with macabre melodies. Along with many anthology appearances, her own work includes the collection Mists and Megaliths and the novella Immortelle (Off Limits Press). There is more to come from her in 2023: a Gothic novel, A Moonlit Path of Madness (Nosetouch Press), a novella, Mosaic (Dark Hart Books), and a YA novel, The Wolf and the Favour (Brigids Gate Press). Find her at https://twitter.com/serialsemantic or at https://www.catherine-mccarthy-author... If absent, she will be hiking the Welsh coastpath or else huddled in an ancient graveyard, reading Poe.

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