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The Hidden (Golding Novel)
''The Hidden'' is a 2021 horror novel by Melanie Golding. Background and publication history The book is based on the folktale of "The Mermaid Bride". The novel's protagonist Detective Jo Harper had previously appeared in Golding's debut novel ''Little Darlings''. It was published on November 9, 2021, by Crooked Lane Books. Reception The book received mostly positive reviews from critics, who noted its ambiguous and layered plotlines. '' Publishers Weekly'' wrote that "Golding smoothly mixes folklore with an insightful exploration of motherhood". Claire Forster, writing for ''Foreword Reviews'', described the novel as a "superlative fairytale-infused thriller". References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hidden, The 2021 American novels Mermaids in popular culture American horror novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Darlings (Golding Novel)
''Little Darlings'' is a 2019 thriller novel by British writer Melanie Golding about a new mother who suspects that a supernatural entity is attempting to abduct her children. It received a 2019 Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel. Background ''Little Darlings'' is the debut novel of author Melanie Golding. The book is based on changeling folklore, in which human children are abducted by fairies and replaced with fairy children. It was partly inspired by Golding's personal theory that folktales about changelings were a way to explain postpartum psychosis in premodern times. She had discussed maternal bonding with psychologists and other women and found it was often a gradual process despite the popular perception that mothers will feel a "rush of love" when they first see their child. She described this misconception as a "modern folktale". Golding had first begun working on a short story about changelings set in the modern day because the folklore frightened her, which became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishers Weekly
''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of Book Publishing and Bookselling". With 51 issues a year, the emphasis today is on book reviews. The magazine was founded by bibliographer Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography ... Frederick Leypoldt in the late 1860s, and had various titles until Leypoldt settled on the name ''The Publishers' Weekly'' (with an apostrophe) in 1872. The publication was a compilation of information about newly published books, collected from publishers and from other sources by Leypoldt, for an audience of booksellers. By 1876, ''The Publishers' Weekly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 American Novels
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mermaids In Popular Culture
Mermaids, like many other creatures of mythology and folklore, are regularly depicted in literature, film, music, and popular culture. In the folklore of some modern cultures, the concept of the siren has been assimilated to that of the mermaid. For example, the French word for mermaid is '' sirène'', Italian ''sirena'', and similarly in certain other European languages. This usage existed by the Middle Ages. Literature Comic books *'' 07-Ghost'' - The mermaid Lazette sings and plays an organ in a church. She can shapeshift her face into that of other people. If people eat her scales it allows them to breathe underwater. *'' Aion'' - This manga has several mermaids. One of them is named Sheila, The youngest of the mermaids. She falls in love with the main character, Tatsuya. *''Akazukin Chacha'' - In this manga, a mermaid named Marin falls in love with Riiya. She can change into a human when her tail dries out. *''Arabelle the Last Mermaid'' by Jean Ache appeared as a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
