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Polly Hall has been published in various anthologies and won competitions for her poetry and flash fiction. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University. A longstanding member of a Somerset writers' group, she also teaches creative writing workshops. The Taxidermist's Lover is her first novel. She lives next to a cider factory with her cat, Vishnu. You can find out more about her writing projects at www.pollyhall.co.ukor @PollyHallWriter.
The menace increases slowly but relentlessly, permeating every corner, and the twists, plentiful but also well earned, pile up, resolving in a near-perfect horror ending . . . [A] lyrical debut, told with the confidence of a veteran. -Booklist, Starred Review Creepy and sensual . . . the tension between Scarlett and Henry is riveting . . . making The Taxidermist's Lover a luxurious, macabre romance. -Foreword Reviews As strange as it is disturbing . . . It's [Scarlett's] highly personal confessional tone, exposed internal conflicts, grotesque dreams, and desires that draw the reader in. -Kirkus Reviews Rich, decadent prose . . . allusions to The Bride of Frankenstein nicely ground the ending in the gothic tradition. -Publishers Weekly
