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The Demon Lover: A Chilling Wartime Ghost Story of Trauma and Return
Paperback
Series: Library of Alexandria, Book 336
ISBN13: 9781806291847
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: Jun 25 2025
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.09
Height: 0.09 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The Demon Lover is a chilling short story that defined mid-20th century psychological horror. Originally published during World War II, Elizabeth Bowen's masterpiece explores how war fractures not only nations, but the inner world of those who survive it.
Mrs. Drover, a middle-aged woman returning to her long-deserted home in London, expects dust, decay, and silence. Instead, she finds a letter-unmarked by time or mail service. It speaks to her with knowledge no one should have. As the storm outside begins to rage, so too does a memory: a promise made to a soldier long presumed dead.
This modern translation refines Bowen's evocative style for today's reader while preserving her subtle dread, compact brilliance, and thematic power. It is a ghost story that does not rely on fright, but instead on inevitability-the creeping horror that the past always finds a way back.
What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation:
- A ghost story rooted in psychological trauma and wartime memory
- A haunting exploration of broken promises, repressed guilt, and romantic illusion
- A story of dread and inevitability without jump scares or monsters
- A wartime setting rendered with eerie quiet and emotional devastation
- A gothic classic of feminine horror and emotional collapse
Ideal for fans of Shirley Jackson, Daphne du Maurier, and Henry James, The Demon Lover remains one of the most quietly terrifying ghost stories ever written.
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