The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories is a series of dark, sensual and fantastical stories, inspired by well-known fairy tales and folklore. Dissatisfied with the unrealistic portrayal of women in these legendary fables, Angela Carter turns them on their head, introducing subversively dark, sensual and gothic narratives.
Joe King Oliver was one of the NYPD’s finest investigators until he is framed for assault by his enemies within the NYPD, a charge which lands him in solitary at Rikers Island. A decade later, King is a private detective, when he receives a card in the mail from the woman who admits she was paid to frame him those years ago…
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Red Tent and Day After Night, comes an unforgettable coming-of-age novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes of young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early 20th century.
