The book is currently out of stock
More about the book
Set against a backdrop of domestic life, the protagonist navigates her discontent with a loving husband by embracing rebellion and obsession. She refuses motherhood, falls for a ghost, and immerses herself in the life of her doppelgänger ancestor, wearing her clothes to provoke jealousy. Manipulating her husband's perceptions, she gaslights him while indulging in love letters to a notorious figure. The narrative explores themes of identity, autonomy, and the struggle against societal expectations, all while evading the scrutiny of a male artist.
Book purchase
A Phantom Lover, Vernon Lee
- Language
- Released
- 2020
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback)
We’ll email you as soon as we track it down.
Payment methods
We’re missing your review here.
- Title
- A Phantom Lover
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Vernon Lee
- Publisher
- Creature Publishing, LLC
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 116
- ISBN13
- 9781951971007
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Classics, Short Stories, Horror, Novellas, Horror Short Stories, Gothic, Gothic Horror
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Set against a backdrop of domestic life, the protagonist navigates her discontent with a loving husband by embracing rebellion and obsession. She refuses motherhood, falls for a ghost, and immerses herself in the life of her doppelgänger ancestor, wearing her clothes to provoke jealousy. Manipulating her husband's perceptions, she gaslights him while indulging in love letters to a notorious figure. The narrative explores themes of identity, autonomy, and the struggle against societal expectations, all while evading the scrutiny of a male artist.