Spanning centuries and continents, these stories amount to a tour de force of literary worldbuilding. Norminton's characters find themselves torn between conflicting impulses - temptation and fortitude, hubris and shame, longing and regret. By turns sad, strange and darkly comic, The Ghost Who Bled reveals a master storyteller of incredible range.
This first short story collection reveals Norminton to be a master storyteller of incredible range and prowess. For readers of historical fiction and fans of Andrew Miller and David Mitchell.
