Iris has never left the big house in the country she shares with Mammy and the servants. When The Ladies arrive, she finds that she must appease her dead relatives. Other stories in this collection explore themes of motherhood and the fragile body, family dynamics and small town tensions, unusual traditions and metamorphosis. Dead Relatives and Other Stories is the highly anticipated, no-holds-barred short story collection from Lucie McKnight Hardy, and readers can expect more of the suspense and trepidation evident in her debut novel, Water Shall Refuse Them. Not for the faint-hearted, Dead Relatives invites you behind closed doors, and will leave you wondering if it's better that they're kept shut and firmly locked.

About the Author
Lucie McKnight Hardy grew up in West Wales and is a Welsh speaker. She has also lived in Liverpool, Cardiff, Zurich and Bradford, and is now settled in Herefordshire with her family. Her debut novel, Water Shall Refuse Them, was published by Dead Ink in 2019.

Reviews
Lucie McKnight Hardy's writing is compulsively and exquisitely horrifying. - Naomi Booth



Book Information
ISBN 9781911585824
Author Lucie McKnight Hardy
Format Paperback
Imprint Dead Ink
Publisher Cinder House