Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women - Lee Murray

n nAlmond-eyed celestial, the filial daughter, the perfect wife.n n nn nQuiet, submissive, demure.n n nn nIn Black Cranes, Southeast Asian writers of horror both embrace and reject these traditional roles in a unique collection of stories which dissect their experiences of 'otherness, ' be it in the colour of their skin, the angle of their cheekbones, the things they dare to write, or the places they have made for themselves in the world. Black Cranes is a dark and intimate exploration of what it is to be a perpetual outsider.n n nn nPraise for Black Cranesn n n nA varied and fascinating collection of monsters, full of dazzling landscapes and writers to watch.-E. Lily Yu author On Fragile Wavesn n n nAs haunting and versatile as the Chinese erhu, the stories in Black Cranes pluck and bow the strings of the Southeast Asian experience with insightful depth and resonance. -Tori Eldridge, author of the Lily Wong seriesn n n nThe preconceived notions of both the authors' identities and of the limitations of the horror genre itself will be smashed to pieces, to the delight of readers. -Library Journaln n n nA bloody-toothed smile hidden behind the hand of propriety and social expectation.-Pseudopodn n n nResonates with bold originality throughout. -Space & Time Magazinen n n nThe beauty of this collection is in the diversity of the voices and the individuality and uniqueness of each story coming together in one book. -Tor Nightfiren n n nLyrical and haunting prose... This is dark, reflective fiction at its best. -Tomes and Talesn