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Shrouded (Bloodlines) (Paperback)

by Carol Anne Davis (Author)
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  • Paperback: 212 pages
  • Publisher: The Do-Not Press (1 Jan 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1899344179
  • ISBN-13: 978-1899344178
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.6 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,870,458 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Synopsis

An erotic suspense novel from an author renowned for her short stories. Douglas likes women, quiet women, the kind he deals with at the mortuary where he works. Driven by lust and fear, he finds a way to make girls remain silent and inert. Then he meets Marjorie and decides he must put her also into a state of limbo. A debut novel.


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Explores how various cultures deal with their dead
SHROUDED should give hope to many would-be novelists. It was rejected by most of the major publishing conglomerates yet when The Do-Not Press published the novel it was voted as `debut of the year' by four separate reviewers and received numerous good reviews. The novel looks at the making of a necrophile, a repressed funeral director called Douglas. I went into the mortuary to research it and learned how the bodies were prepared for the crematorium or for the grave. I also look at the way different cultures come to terms with their loved ones dying and how they dispose of their dead.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bite, Pathos, and a Cast so believable it hurts..., 14 Jul 1999
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'Shrouded' is the first novel from Carol Anne Davis at the Do-Not Press, and is as assured a debut as you're likely to read. The plot, a particularly taut beast in this instance, follows the fortunes of Douglas, a smothered, mothered sort of chap, as he takes his first steps to independence, leaving home at 28. The world is suddenly his oyster, with all the myriad possibilities open to a young man moving into a new bedsit. Unfortunately, the steps Douglas takes are all downhill, as he discovers the power of sex for the first time. If only all women would lie as sweetly still as the girls he looks after at the funeral parlour. If only they wouldn't scream, and writhe, and spoil things... What makes the novel so unpleasant is how likeable Douglas actually is. There is enormous sympathy for him as he attempts to set up his life beyond the confines of his mother's grasp, and his initial attempts into fishkeeping as a hobby are really very sweet. As his descent progresses, we're obviously appalled by the murders he commits, are shocked by his self-justifications. Nevertheless, I still found myself hoping that he'd wake up and create the world he really wants for himself. The characters are deftly drawn, with the primary triumvirate a particularly compelling crowd. As well as Douglas we have his ultimate victim, the hapless Marjorie, all neuroses and hope. Her own plight, the social prison she creates for herself, is saddening in it's fundamental truth. Her concerned flatmate, Simon, is also well handled and convincing in his worries and needs. The world Carol Anne Davis creates is particularly disturbing, because it is fundamentally our world, with none of the twisted new rules dark fiction often asks us to accept. In many ways, the novel addresses parenting, and it's ultimate effects, through the cast of socially maladjusted characters, all of whom are remarkable in their psychological realism. You know these people. You probably poke fun at them when they aren't in the room. 'Shrouded' will make you think twice about that, and more.
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