Books by Sheridan Le Fanu
“The story is very simple. It’s about a young girl who lives with her father out in the middle of nowhere, and there’s a carriage accident in their drive one day. In the carriage is a mother, who says, “Can you take care of my daughter for a while?” because she has to rush off to some European location. So they take Carmilla into the house, and Carmilla and the hostess are both teenage girls, and they become obsessed with each other. The hostess is repulsed by Carmilla, but attracted to her. And what follows is a very graphic, very overt, sexual vampire seduction.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Sheridan Le Fanu were recommended
Books by Irish Authors
Home to the Blarney Stone — said to bestow “the gift of the gab” — and with a long tradition of valuing bards and wandering storytellers, it is no surprise that Ireland has produced some of the most recognised names in the English language canon. Considering the small population, Irish authors continue to punch well above their weight in publishing. Here we bring you a selection of Irish authors that have been recommended on Five Books by experts, from bestselling and award-winning contemporary writers to both famous and less well-known classic authors.
The Best Vampire Books, recommended by Grady Hendrix
There are two essential features of a vampire, says award-winning author Grady Hendrix: they look just like us, and they need us. Beyond this, they are highly adaptable, and have stood in for pandemics, economic exploitation, addiction, abuse, true crime and lust. Here, Hendrix introduces five novels that have shaped this complicated monster.
